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Where does “ingressive” come from?

ingressive (English) comes from English ingress, from Latin ingressus, from Latin ingredior, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

ingressive (English): Going or directed inward, entering; Open to entry...

Definitions

  1. Going or directed inward, entering; Open to entry...

Ancestry of “ingressive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingressThe act of entering; Permission to enter; A door...
2Latiningressusentered; engaged in; begun, commenced
3LatiningrediorI go into or onto, enter; I enter upon, engage...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “ingressive”

  • ingressiveness
  • ingressively
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