Etymology of the English word enfilade
the English word
enfiladederived from the French word
enfiladederived from the French word
enfilerderived from the Old French word
filderived from the Latin word
filum (thread; thread, string, filament)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷhi-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷhī-derived from the French word
ferderived from the New Latin word
ferrum (iron; any tool of iron; weapon)
derived from the French word
en-using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Old French word
pannederived from the Old French word
pennederived from the Classical Latin word
pinna (feather; feather; wing; fin; lobe)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pet-derived from the Latin word
penna (feather; pinna, feather; feather; feather, wing)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pet-derived from the Latin word
patenaderived from the Greek word
pathnederived from the Greek word
phatne, φάτνη (a crib (for fodder))
derived from the French word
pannausing the French suffix
-onderived from the French word
électronderived from the English word
electronderived from the English word
electricderived from the Latin word
electricus (electric)
derived from the Latin word
electrum (electrum; amber; electron)
derived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
using the English suffix
-onderived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
Date
The earliest known usage of enfilade in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
defilade,
enfiladed,
enfiladingUsage
Word found in Modern English
