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Where does “encens” come from?

encens (Old French) comes from Latin incēnsum, from Latin incensus, from Latin incendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

encens (Old French): incense

Definitions

  1. incense

Ancestry of “encens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincēnsum—
2Latinincensusset on fire; burnt; excited
3Latinincendō—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “encens”

  • incense
  • censer
  • cense
  • incienso
  • incensation
  • incensement
  • incensory
  • incensive
  • incenser
  • incensor
  • incensole
  • encens
  • encensement
  • encens
  • encensier
  • censier
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →