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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.

nonenhanced (English): Not enhanced

Definitions

  1. Not enhanced

Ancestry of “nonenhanced”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenhancedIn a version or form that has been improved or...
2EnglishenhanceTo lift, raise up; To augment or make something...
3Middle EnglishenhauncenTo lift, heighten, or raise up; To better or...
4Old FrenchenhaucierTo elevate; To enhance
5Vulgar Latininaltiarepresent active infinitive of *inaltiō;...
6Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
7Proto-Italicaltos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →