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Where does “encompassingly” come from?

encompassingly (English) comes from English encompassing, from English encompass, from Middle English encompassen, from Middle English en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

encompassingly (English): So as to encompass

Definitions

  1. So as to encompass

Ancestry of “encompassingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishencompassingpresent participle of encompass
2EnglishencompassTo form a circle around; to encircle; To include...
3Middle EnglishencompassenTo cover or overpower
4Middle Englishen-en-, in-
5Old Frenchen-en-
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →