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
- The act of entering; Permission to enter; A door...
Ancestry of “ingress”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ingressus | entered; engaged in; begun, commenced |
| 2 | Latin | ingredior | I go into or onto, enter; I enter upon, engage... |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “ingress”