Where does “entourage” come from?
Entourage comes from French entourage, formed from French en- and tourage, with the suffix -age (from Middle French -age, Latin -aticum, and Latin -icus) indicating a collection or grouping.
entourage (English): A retinue of attendants, associates or followers;...
Definitions
- A retinue of attendants, associates or followers;...
Ancestry of “entourage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | entourage | ornament, decoration surrounding something; group... |
| 2 | French | entourer | to surround |
| 3 | French | entour | surroundings; circumlocution; entourage |
| 4 | Middle French | entour | around; surrounding |
| 5 | Old French | entor | around; surrounding |
| 6 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |