Etymology

enrich

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Today it means: To enhance. Full definition →

Middle English enrichen ← Anglo-Norman enrichir ← Old French enrichier
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  1. Old French · derived fromenrichier
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromenrichir
  3. Middle English · inherited fromenrichen
  4. English todayenrich

From Middle English enrichen, from Anglo-Norman enrichir and Old French enrichier. By surface analysis, en- + rich.

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