Where does “ainsi” come from?
ainsi (French) comes from Middle French ainsi, from Old French ensi, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
ainsi (French): in this way, thus
Ancestry of “ainsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | ainsi | thus; in such a way |
| 2 | Old French | ensi | thus; so |
| 3 | Latin | în | — |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “ainsi”