Where does “enhanced” come from?
Enhanced derives from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, and Proto-Indo-European -tós, a suffix forming adjectives from verbal roots.
enhanced (English): In a version or form that has been improved or...
Definitions
- In a version or form that has been improved or...
Ancestry of “enhanced”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | enhance | To lift, raise up; To augment or make something... |
| 2 | Middle English | enhauncen | To lift, heighten, or raise up; To better or... |
| 3 | Old French | enhaucier | To elevate; To enhance |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | inaltiare | present active infinitive of *inaltiō;... |
| 5 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |
Words derived from “enhanced”