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Where does “embellissement” come from?

embellissement (French) comes from French embellir, 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.

embellissement (French): embellishment, beautification

Definitions

  1. embellishment, beautification

Ancestry of “embellissement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchembellirto improve, make more attractive; to embellish
2Frenchen-en-
3Old Frenchen-en-
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →