Where does “engarment” come from?
engarment (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.
engarment (English): To clothe
Definitions
- To clothe
Ancestry of “engarment”, step by step
engarment 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 garment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | garment | A single item of clothing; Short for temple... |
| 2 | Middle English | garment | — |
| 3 | Old French | garnement | garment; piece of clothing |
| 4 | Old French | guarnir | to protect; to arm; to armor |
| 5 | Frankish | warnijan | to ward, take care of; to ward, take care of... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | warnijaną | to care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |