Where does “nonenhancing” come from?
nonenhancing (English) comes from English enhancing, 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.
nonenhancing (English): That does not enhance
Definitions
- That does not enhance
Ancestry of “nonenhancing”, step by step
nonenhancing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enhancing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enhancing | present participle of enhance |
| 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 |