Where does “enserfment” come from?
enserfment (English) comes from English enserf, from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
enserfment (English): The act or process of enserfing; enslavement
Definitions
- The act or process of enserfing; enslavement
Ancestry of “enserfment”, step by step
enserfment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enserf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enserf | To make into a serf |
| 2 | English | en | Abbreviation of English; The name of the... |
| 3 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 4 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 5 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |