Where does “ennoble” come from?

Ennoble comes from Old French ennoblir, meaning to make noble.

ennoble (English): To bestow with nobility, honour or grace; To...

Definitions

  1. To bestow with nobility, honour or grace; To...

Ancestry of “ennoble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishennoblen—
2Old Frenchennoblir—

Words derived from “ennoble”

Every word from Old French ennoblir →Every word from Middle English ennoblen →