Where does “défiler” come from?
défiler (French) comes from French enfiler, from French en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
défiler (French): To parade or march; To appear one after the...
Definitions
- To parade or march; To appear one after the...
Ancestry of “défiler”, step by step
défiler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French enfiler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | enfiler | to thread; to string, to sling; to put on |
| 2 | French | en- | en- all meanings |
| 3 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via French filé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | filé | past participle of filer; simple or twisted... |