Where does “entrancingly” come from?
entrancingly (English) comes from English entrancing, from English entrance, from Middle French entrance, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
entrancingly (English): In an entrancing manner
Ancestry of “entrancingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | entrancing | present participle of entrance; hypnotic;... |
| 2 | English | entrance | The action of entering, or going in; The act of... |
| 3 | Middle French | entrance | entrance; permission to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | — |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |