Where does “enactment” come from?
Enactment comes from Middle English enacten, from Old French -ment and Latin -mentum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning not.
enactment (English): The act of enacting, or the state of being...
Definitions
- The act of enacting, or the state of being...
Ancestry of “enactment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | enact | to make into law; to act the part of; to play;... |
| 2 | Middle English | enacten | — |
| 3 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “enactment”