Where does “en-” come from?
en- (English) comes from Middle English en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
en- (English): in, into, on, onto; covered; caused
Definitions
- in, into, on, onto; covered; caused
Ancestry of “en-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | en- | en-, in- |
| 2 | Old French | en- | en- |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |