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Where does “enambush” come from?

enambush (English) comes from English ambush, from Middle English enbuschen, from Old French enbuscier, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

enambush (English): To ambush

Definitions

  1. To ambush

Ancestry of “enambush”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishambushThe act of concealing oneself and lying in wait...
2Middle Englishenbuschen—
3Old Frenchenbuscierto ambush
4Old Frenchen-en-
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →