Where does “enhancive” come from?
enhancive (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
enhancive (English): Tending to enhance something
Definitions
- Tending to enhance something
Ancestry of “enhancive”, 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- | — |