English
enfile
Enfile comes from French enfiler ‘to thread (a needle)’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentenfiler‘to thread (a needle)’
- Englishtodayenfile
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentenfiler‘to thread (a needle)’
- Englishtodayenfile
Every English word from French enfiler
Today it means
verb To thread onto, or hang up on, a string or cord.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French enfiler / enfile