Where does “enlivening” come from?
Enlivening derives from English enliven, from English life, from Middle English lif, from Old English līf, from Proto-Germanic lībą and lībaną, from Proto-Indo-European lip- and ley-, originally denoting the quality of being alive.
enlivening (English): present participle of enliven
Definitions
- present participle of enliven
Ancestry of “enlivening”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | enliven | To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate;... |
| 2 | English | life | The state of organisms preceding their death,... |
| 3 | Middle English | lyf | life |
| 4 | Old English | līf | life, existence; life-time |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | līb | body; life |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
Words derived from “enlivening”