Where does “encliner” come from?
encliner (Middle French) comes from Old French encliner, from Latin inclīnō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
encliner (Middle French): to give in to; to submit to
Definitions
- to give in to; to submit to
Ancestry of “encliner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | encliner | to lean; to lower; to tend towards |
| 2 | Latin | inclīnō | to cause to lean, bend, tilt, incline, turn; bend down, bow something; divert; swerve |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |