Where does “inveiglement” come from?
inveiglement (English) comes from English inveigle, from French aveugler, from French aveuglé, from Middle French aveugle, from Old French avogle, from Latin ab oculis, from Gaulish exsops, from Proto-Celtic exs- — out; from, out of.
inveiglement (English): The act of inveigling, or the state of being...
Definitions
- The act of inveigling, or the state of being...
Ancestry of “inveiglement”, step by step
inveiglement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inveigle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inveigle | To convert, convince, or win over with flattery... |
| 2 | French | aveugler | to blind |
| 3 | French | aveuglé | past participle of aveugler; blinded |
| 4 | Middle French | aveugle | — |
| 5 | Old French | avogle | blind; blind person; inflection of avogler: ##... |
| 6 | Latin | ab oculis | blind |
| 7 | Gaulish | exsops | eyeless, blind |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | exs- | out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵʰs | out; from, out of |