Where does “reimburse” come from?

reimburse (English) comes from English imburse, from Middle French embourser, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

reimburse (English): To compensate with payment; especially, to repay...

Definitions

  1. To compensate with payment; especially, to repay...

Ancestry of “reimburse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimburseTo put into a purse; to save, to store up; To...
2Middle Frenchembourser—
3Old Frenchen-en- in; into
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “reimburse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →