Where does “violetenc” come from?

violetenc (Occitan) comes from Middle Dutch enc, from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

violetenc (Occitan): purplish

Definitions

  1. purplish

Ancestry of “violetenc”, step by step

violetenc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch enc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchenc
2EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
3Frenchenin; to; by
4Middle Frenchenon; on to
5Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
6Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Occitan violet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanvioletpurple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Latin en
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