Where does “ensconcement” come from?
ensconcement (English) comes from English ensconce, from English sconce, from Middle English sconce, from Old French esconse, from Latin absconsus, from Latin abscondō, from Latin condō, from Latin cōn- — resin.
ensconcement (English): act of ensconcing
Ancestry of “ensconcement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ensconce | To place in a secure environment; To settle... |
| 2 | English | sconce | A fixture for a light; A head or a skull; A poll... |
| 3 | Middle English | sconce | — |
| 4 | Old French | esconse | — |
| 5 | Latin | absconsus | hidden, secret, concealed |
| 6 | Latin | abscondō | — |
| 7 | Latin | condō | — |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |