Where does “enlisement” come from?
enlisement (French) comes from French enliser, from French lise, from French lire, from Italian lira, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
enlisement (French): The act of getting stuck in sand, mud etc;...
Definitions
- The act of getting stuck in sand, mud etc;...
Ancestry of “enlisement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | enliser | to get stuck in mud, sand etc; to get stuck in... |
| 2 | French | lise | first-person singular present subjunctive of... |
| 3 | French | lire | to read; to be read; lira |
| 4 | Italian | lira | lira; lyre |
| 5 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |