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Where does “encastrer” come from?

encastrer (French) comes from Italian incastrare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

encastrer (French): to embed; to fit in, slot in etc

Definitions

  1. to embed; to fit in, slot in etc

Ancestry of “encastrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianincastrareto insert; to drive; to embed
2Romanian-re-ing, -ation
3Latin-āre—
4Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “encastrer”

  • encastrable
  • encastrement
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