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Where does “engeancer” come from?

engeancer (French) comes from French engeance, from French -ance, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

engeancer (French): To embarrass

Definitions

  1. To embarrass

Ancestry of “engeancer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchengeancebreed; descendance, children, offspring; sort,...
2French-ance-ance
3Old French-ance-ance
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →