Where does “embracen” come from?

embracen (Middle English) comes from Old French embracer, from Late Latin imbracchiare, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

embracen (Middle English): to clasp in one's arms, embrace; to reach out...

Definitions

  1. to clasp in one's arms, embrace; to reach out...

Ancestry of “embracen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchembracerAlternative form of embracier
2Late Latinimbracchiare—
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “embracen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →