Where does “entrancement” come from?
entrancement (English) comes from English entrance, from Middle French entrance, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
entrancement (English): The act of entrancing or the state of being...
Definitions
- The act of entrancing or the state of being...
Ancestry of “entrancement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | entrance | The action of entering, or going in; The act of... |
| 2 | Middle French | entrance | entrance; permission to enter |
| 3 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Latin | intrō | — |
| 6 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 7 | Latin | interus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |