Where does “ingrained” come from?
Ingrained comes from Middle English ingrained, from French en grain meaning "in the grain," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "made" or "done."
ingrained (English): Being an element; present in the essence of a...
Definitions
- Being an element; present in the essence of a...
Ancestry of “ingrained”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ed | Used to form past tenses of verbs. In... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 3 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |
Words derived from “ingrained”