Where does “environ” come from?
environ (English) comes from Middle English enviroun, from Anglo-Norman enviroun, from Old French environ, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
environ (English): A surrounding area; To surround; to encircle
Definitions
- A surrounding area; To surround; to encircle
Ancestry of “environ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | enviroun | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | enviroun | — |
| 3 | Old French | environ | around |
| 4 | Old French | en- | en- |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | în | — |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |