Where does “enclenchement” come from?

enclenchement (French) comes from French enclencher, 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.

enclenchement (French): engaging

Definitions

engaging

Ancestry of “enclenchement”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	enclencher	to set off, start up, put in motion
2	French	en-	en- all meanings
3	Old French	en-	en- in; into
4	Latin	īn-	un-, non-, not
5	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
6	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7	Proto-Italic	en	in
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →