Where does “incensy” come from?
incensy (English) comes from English incense, from Middle English encens, from Old French encens, from Latin incēnsum, from Latin incensus, from Latin incendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
incensy (English): Resembling or characteristic of incense, especially in aroma
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of incense, especially in aroma
Ancestry of “incensy”, step by step
incensy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incense
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incense | A perfume used in the rites of various religions;... |
| 2 | Middle English | encens | incense; smoke |
| 3 | Old French | encens | incense |
| 4 | Latin | incēnsum | — |
| 5 | Latin | incensus | set on fire; burnt; excited |
| 6 | Latin | incendō | to set on fire, burn, kindle |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |