English
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Ensemble comes from French ensemble ‘together’, from Latin simul ‘and at the same time’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁én‘in’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*en‘in’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEen
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEin‘during, within, while in (time)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsimul‘and at the same time’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsimul‘together’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ensemble
- Frenchc. 1600–presentensemble‘together’
- Englishearliest quotation 1908ensemble
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁én‘in’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*en‘in’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEen
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEin‘during, within, while in (time)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsimul‘and at the same time’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsimul‘together’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ensemble
- Frenchc. 1600–presentensemble‘together’
- Englishearliest quotation 1908ensemble
Earliest quotation: 1908, Ohio State Board of Agriculture, Annual Report - Volume 62: “Landscape gardening or landscape architecture is the art that…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
in, internal, entrance, indigenous, intern, endo, dysentery, interregnum, enteral, 31 more
through Proto-Italic *en ‘in’
impulse, incubation, incense, incubus, incubate, impel, censer, 7 more
through Latin in ‘during, within, while in (time)’
encounter, intimate, intestine, envelop, intimation, agog, emplacement, 5 more
through Latin simul ‘and at the same time’
Today it means
noun A coordinated set of clothing: a set of garments selected to accompany one another.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁én / ensemble