Where does “engleis” come from?
engleis (Old French) comes from Old French -eis, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.
engleis (Old French): Alternative form of anglois
Definitions
- Alternative form of anglois
Ancestry of “engleis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | -eis | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | -iscus | -ish |
| 3 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 4 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 5 | Latin | colō | — |
| 6 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “engleis”