Where does “ansent” come from?
ansent (French) comes from French anser, from French anse, from Latin ansa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂emseh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂em- — to grasp-; to hold on to; love.
ansent (French): third-person plural present indicative of anser;...
Definitions
- third-person plural present indicative of anser;...
Ancestry of “ansent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | anser | to fix a handle |
| 2 | French | anse | An arc segment, from which an object is... |
| 3 | Latin | ansa | handle; tiller |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂emseh₂ | handle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂em- | to grasp-; to hold on to; love |