Where does “enfame” come from?
enfame (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.
enfame (English): to make famous
Definitions
- to make famous
Ancestry of “enfame”, step by step
enfame traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | en | Abbreviation of English; The name of the... |
| 2 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 3 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 4 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English fame
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fame | What is said or reported; gossip, rumour; One's... |
| 2 | Old French | fame | wife, female partner; woman |
| 3 | Latin | fēmina | woman |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fēmanā | woman |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ | who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |