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Where does “entailest” come from?

entailest (English) comes from English entail, from Middle English entaillen, from Old French entaillier, from Old French tailler, from Latin taliāre, from Latin talea, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂l- — to grow; young animal.

entailest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “entailest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishentailTo imply or require; To settle or fix inalienably...
2Middle Englishentaillen—
3Old Frenchentaillier—
4Old Frenchtaillerto cut
5Latintaliāre—
6LatintaleaA long or slender piece of wood or metal; rod,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂l-to grow; young animal
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