Where does “enaction” come from?

enaction (English) comes from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι, from Ancient Greek ἀνά — up, upon.

enaction (English): The process of enacting something

Definitions

  1. The process of enacting something

Ancestry of “enaction”, step by step

enaction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIonSon of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people
2RomanianIonJohn
3Frenchionion
4EnglishionAn atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical...
5EnglishanionA negatively charged ion
6Ancient Greekἀνιόνgoing up
7Ancient Greekἄνειμιgo up
8Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
9Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon

via English enact

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishenactto make into law; to act the part of; to play;...
2Middle Englishenacten
3Old Frenchen-en- in; into
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “enaction

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *aná