Where does “embouchier” come from?
embouchier (Old French) comes from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
Ancestry of “embouchier”, step by step
embouchier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 2 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 3 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Old French bouche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | bouche | — |