Where does “enhancingly” come from?
enhancingly (English) comes from English enhancing, from English enhance, from Middle English enhauncen, from Old French enhaucier, from Vulgar Latin inaltiare, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós.
enhancingly (English): So as to enhance
Ancestry of “enhancingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | enhancing | present participle of enhance |
| 2 | English | enhance | To lift, raise up; To augment or make something... |
| 3 | Middle English | enhauncen | To lift, heighten, or raise up; To better or... |
| 4 | Old French | enhaucier | To elevate; To enhance |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | inaltiare | present active infinitive of *inaltiō;... |
| 6 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |