Where does “engorgement” come from?

engorgement (French) comes from French engorger, 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.

engorgement (French): clogging; engorgement

Definitions

  1. clogging; engorgement

Ancestry of “engorgement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchengorgerto clog, clog up, congest
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 h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en
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