Etymology

embay

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Today it means: To bathe; to steep. Full definition →

English bay ← Middle English en- ← Old French en-
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embay · verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishem-
  8. Englishbay
  9. English todayembay

From em- + bay (“bathe”).

embay · verb2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishem-
  8. Late Latinbaiader.?
  9. Frenchbaie
  10. Englishbay
  11. English todayembay

From em- + bay.

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