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Where does “en-papillote” come from?

en-papillote (English) comes 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-papillote (English): A method of cooking, where the food is wrapped in...

Definitions

  1. A method of cooking, where the food is wrapped in...

Ancestry of “en-papillote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchenin; to; by
2Middle Frenchenon; on to
3Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →