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
- Dressed in feminine clothing
Ancestry of “en femme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | en femme | — |
| 2 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 3 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 4 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |