Where does “enterrement” come from?
enterrement (French) comes from French enterrer, from Middle French enterrer, from Old French enterrer, from Latin interrō, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
enterrement (French): burial; funeral
Ancestry of “enterrement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | enterrer | to bury; to ditch, to bury |
| 2 | Middle French | enterrer | to bury |
| 3 | Old French | enterrer | to bury |
| 4 | Latin | interrō | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |