Where does “engore” come from?
engore (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.
engore (English): To gore; to pierce; to lacerate; To make bloody
Definitions
- To gore; to pierce; to lacerate; To make bloody
Ancestry of “engore”, step by step
engore 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 Gore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gore | A place name |
| 2 | Middle English | gore | A triangle-shaped plot of land; a gore; A... |
| 3 | Old English | gor | dirt, dung, faeces |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gurą | Half-digested stomach contents; manure; dung;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |