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Where does “désemplir” come from?

désemplir (French) comes from French emplir, from Middle French emplir, from Old French emplir, from Vulgar Latin implire, from Latin impleo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

désemplir (French): to empty; to be nearly full

Definitions

  1. to empty; to be nearly full

Ancestry of “désemplir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchemplirto fill; To be affected with a sentiment, an...
2Middle Frenchemplirto fill
3Old Frenchemplir—
4Vulgar Latinimplirepresent active infinitive of *impliō
5LatinimpleoI fill up, fill full; cover; I satisfy, satiate;...
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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