Where does “empressement” come from?
empressement (English) comes from French empressement, from French empresser, from French en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
empressement (English): Animated cordiality; friendliness, enthusiasm
Definitions
- Animated cordiality; friendliness, enthusiasm
Ancestry of “empressement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | empressement | attentiveness; eagerness, alacrity |
| 2 | French | empresser | to mass, to gather; to hasten |
| 3 | French | en- | en- all meanings |
| 4 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |