Where does “enfoncement” come from?

enfoncement (French) comes from French enfoncer, 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.

enfoncement (French): breaking down, breaking open (of a door etc.); breaking through (enemy lines)

Definitions

  1. breaking down, breaking open (of a door etc.); breaking through (enemy lines)

Ancestry of “enfoncement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchenfoncerto push in, to press in, to drive in; to break...
2Frenchen-en- all meanings
3Old Frenchen-en- in; into
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →