Where does “enbatre” come from?

enbatre (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 “enbatre”, step by step

enbatre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French en

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

via Old French batre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbatreto beat; to hit; to strike
2Latinbattōto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
3Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Latin en