Where does “enchevêtrer” come from?
enchevêtrer (French) comes from Latin capistrare — halter.
enchevêtrer (French): to tangle up; to entangle, to involve, to...
Definitions
- to tangle up; to entangle, to involve, to...
Ancestry of “enchevêtrer”, step by step
enchevêtrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin capistrare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | capistrare | halter |
via Old French enchevestrer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | enchevestrer | — |