Where does “encre” come from?

encre (French) comes from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum, from Latin encaustus, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστος, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

encre (French): ink; first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

ink; first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “encre”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	enque	ink
2	Latin	encaustum	the purple-red ink used by the later Roman...
3	Latin	encaustus	burned in, encaustic; the encaustic mode of...
4	Ancient Greek	ἔγκαυστος	burned in
5	Ancient Greek	ἐν-	in, within; on
6	Ancient Greek	ἐν	in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
7	Ancient Greek	δέρμα	skin, hide
8	Ancient Greek	γλυφή	carving, carved work; hole cut
9	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
11	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “encre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐν- →