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Where does “engrener” come from?

engrener (French) comes 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.

engrener (French): to fill with grain; to set in motion; to start;...

Definitions

  1. to fill with grain; to set in motion; to start;...

Ancestry of “engrener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchen-en-
2Old Frenchen-en-
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “engrener”

  • disingranare
  • ingranamento
  • ingranare
  • ingranaggio
  • engrenage
  • γρανάζι
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