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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

  1. The act or process of enserfing; enslavement

Ancestry of “enserfment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenserfTo make into a serf
2EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
3Frenchenin; to; by
4Middle Frenchenon; on to
5Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →