Where does “encompassen” come from?

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

encompassen (Middle English): To cover or overpower

Definitions

  1. To cover or overpower

Ancestry of “encompassen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishen-en-, in-
2Old Frenchen-en- in; into
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “encompassen”

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