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Etymology of embay

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- English bay English embay From em- + bay (“bathe”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

To bathe; to steep.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- English bay English embay From em- + bay (“bathe”).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

To shut in, enclose, shelter or trap, such as ships in a bay.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- Iberiander. Late Latin baiader.? French baieder. English bay English embay From em- + bay.

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