Where does “englobement” come from?
englobement (English) comes from English englobe, from English En-, from Middle English en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
englobement (English): The act of enclosing within, or as if within, a...
Definitions
- The act of enclosing within, or as if within, a...
Ancestry of “englobement”, step by step
englobement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English englobe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | englobe | To surround as if by a globe |
| 2 | English | En- | Forms a transitive verb whose meaning is to make the attached adjective |
| 3 | Middle English | en- | en-, in- |
| 4 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |