Where does “ingress” come from?

Ingress comes from Latin ingressus, formed from the prefix in- and Latin in, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European ne and ultimately h₁én.

ingress (English): The act of entering; Permission to enter; A door...

Definitions

  1. The act of entering; Permission to enter; A door...

Ancestry of “ingress”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiningressusentered; engaged in; begun, commenced
2LatiningrediorI go into or onto, enter; I enter upon, engage...
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “ingress

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en
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