Where does “nonenhancement” come from?
nonenhancement (English) comes from English enhancement, 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.
nonenhancement (English): Absence of enhancement
Definitions
- Absence of enhancement
Ancestry of “nonenhancement”, step by step
nonenhancement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enhancement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enhancement | Improvement; The degree to which the image of a... |
| 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 |