Etymology

engrave

en·grave
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Today it means: To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art. Full definition →

English grave ← Middle English grave ← Old French en-
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engrave · verb1

From earlier ingrave, equivalent to en- + grave (“to carve, engrave”). More at grave.

engrave · verb2

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

From en- + grave.

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