Where does “encompass” come from?

Encompass comes from Middle English encompassen, from Middle English compassen with the prefix en-, from Old French en-, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Proto-Indo-European ne, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én.

encompass (English): To form a circle around; to encircle; To include...

Definitions

  1. To form a circle around; to encircle; To include...

Ancestry of “encompass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishencompassenTo cover or overpower
2Middle Englishen-en-, in-
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 “encompass”

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