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
- To form a circle around; to encircle; To include...
Ancestry of “encompass”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | encompassen | To cover or overpower |
| 2 | Middle English | en- | en-, in- |
| 3 | Old French | en- | en- |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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