Where does “incarnational” come from?
Incarnational derives from English incarnation, which comes from Ecclesiastical Latin incarnatio, the noun form of Latin incarnare, meaning to make flesh, from in- plus carne.
incarnational (English): Pertaining to incarnation, particularly the...
Definitions
- Pertaining to incarnation, particularly the...
Ancestry of “incarnational”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | incarnation | An incarnate being or form; A living being... |
| 2 | Middle English | incarnacion | — |
| 3 | Old French | incarnacion | incarnation |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | incarnatio | incarnation; the Incarnation |
| 5 | Latin | incarnari | present passive infinitive of incarnō; be made... |
| 6 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 7 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 8 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |