Where does “en femme” come from?

en femme (English) comes from French en femme, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

en femme (English): Dressed in feminine clothing

Definitions

  1. Dressed in feminine clothing

Ancestry of “en femme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchen femme—
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →