Where does “environ” come from?
environ (French) comes from Old French environ, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
environ (French): about, close to, around; a surrounding area
Definitions
- about, close to, around; a surrounding area
Ancestry of “environ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | environ | around |
| 2 | Old French | en- | en- |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “environ”