Where does “enclothe” come from?

enclothe (English) comes from English en, 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.

enclothe (English): To cover with clothing

Definitions

  1. To cover with clothing

Ancestry of “enclothe”, step by step

enclothe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English clothe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclotheTo adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to...
2Middle EnglishclothenTo use clothing; To hide or make undiscoverable;...
3Old Englishclāþianto clothe
4Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
5Proto-Indo-European*gley-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →