Where does “immurement” come from?
immurement (English) comes from English immure, from Middle French emmurer, from Old French enmurer, from Latin immūrō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
immurement (English): Capital punishment by entombing for life
Definitions
- Capital punishment by entombing for life
Ancestry of “immurement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | immure | To cloister, confine, imprison: to lock up behind... |
| 2 | Middle French | emmurer | — |
| 3 | Old French | enmurer | to immure (to enclose inside walls) |
| 4 | Latin | immūrō | — |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |