Etymology

encase

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Today it means: To enclose, as in a case. Full definition →

English case ← Middle English case ← Old Northern French casse
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  10. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  11. Proto-Italic*kapsos
  12. Latincapsa
  13. Old Northern Frenchcasse
  14. Middle Englishcase
  15. Englishcase
  16. English todayencase

From en- + case.

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