Where does “enfile” come from?

enfile (English) comes from French enfiler, from French en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

enfile (English): To thread onto, or hang up on, a string or cord

Definitions

  1. To thread onto, or hang up on, a string or cord

Ancestry of “enfile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchenfilerto thread; to string, to sling; to put on
2Frenchen-en- all meanings
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en
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