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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

  1. The act of getting stuck in sand, mud etc;...

Ancestry of “enlisement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchenliserto get stuck in mud, sand etc; to get stuck in...
2Frenchlisefirst-person singular present subjunctive of...
3Frenchlireto read; to be read; lira
4Italianliralira; lyre
5Latinlībra—
6Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
7Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
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