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
- incense
Ancestry of “encens”, step by step
encens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin incēnsum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | incēnsum | — |
| 2 | Latin | incensus | set on fire; burnt; excited |
| 3 | Latin | incendō | to set on fire, burn, kindle |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Late Latin incensum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | incensum | burnt incense; incense; accusative singular of... |