Where does “envien” come from?

envien (Middle English) comes from Old French envier, from Latin invito — I invite; I challenge.

envien (Middle English): To envy; to be envious

Definitions

  1. To envy; to be envious

Ancestry of “envien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenvier—
2LatininvitoI invite; I challenge

Words derived from “envien”

Every word from Latin invito →Every word from Old French envier →