Where does “nonenhanced” come from?
nonenhanced (English) comes from English enhanced, from English enhance, from Middle English enhauncen, from Old French enhaucier, from Vulgar Latin inaltiare, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós — to grow, nourish.
nonenhanced (English): Not enhanced
Definitions
- Not enhanced
Ancestry of “nonenhanced”, step by step
nonenhanced traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enhanced
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enhanced | In a version or form that has been improved or... |
| 2 | English | enhance | To lift, raise up; To augment or make something... |
| 3 | Middle English | enhauncen | To lift, heighten, or raise up; To better or... |
| 4 | Old French | enhaucier | To elevate; To enhance |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | inaltiare | present active infinitive of *inaltiō;... |
| 6 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |