Where does “en-cas” come from?

en-cas (French) comes from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

en-cas (French): snack

Definitions

  1. snack

Ancestry of “en-cas”, step by step

en-cas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchenin; to; by
2Middle Frenchenon; on to
3Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via French cas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcascase, situation; case
2Old Frenchcasan event
3Latincāsus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →