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Where does “enseel” come from?

enseel (English) comes from English en-, from Middle English en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

enseel (English): To close the eyes of; to seel

Definitions

  1. To close the eyes of; to seel

Ancestry of “enseel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishen-in, into, on, onto; covered; caused
2Middle Englishen-en-, in-
3Old Frenchen-en-
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →