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Where does “enhaucier” come from?

enhaucier (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin inaltiare, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

enhaucier (Old French): To elevate; To enhance

Definitions

  1. To elevate; To enhance

Ancestry of “enhaucier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latininaltiarepresent active infinitive of *inaltiō;...
2Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
3Proto-Italicaltos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “enhaucier”

  • enhance
  • enhanced
  • enhancing
  • enhancement
  • enhancer
  • unenhanced
  • nonenhanced
  • hyperenhancement
  • immunoenhancing
  • nonenhancement
  • immunoenhancement
  • enhancive
  • enhanceth
  • inhancement
  • enhancingly
  • pharmacoenhancer
  • bioenhancer
  • enhancest
  • immunoenhanced
  • neuroenhancer
  • neuroenhancement
  • enhaunsen
  • enhauncen
  • enhauncer
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