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Where does “inchase” come from?

inchase (English) comes from English Chase, from French châsse, from Middle French chasse, from Old French chace, from Old French chacier, from Latin captiāre, from Latin captus, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

inchase (English): Archaic form of enchase

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of enchase

Ancestry of “inchase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChase—
2Frenchchâssereliquary; coffin
3Middle Frenchchasse—
4Old Frenchchacehunt; inflection of chacer: ## first/third-person...
5Old Frenchchacierto hunt, to go hunting
6Latincaptiāre—
7Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
8Latincapiō—
9Proto-Italickapiōtake
10Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
11Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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