Where does “en” come from?

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

en (Middle French): on; on to

Definitions

  1. on; on to

Ancestry of “en”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
2Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
3Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “en

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Latin en