English
ensile
Ensile comes from French ensiler ‘to store in a silo’, and goes back to Spanish silo.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsilo
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentensiler‘to store in a silo’
- Englishtodayensile
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsilo
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentensiler‘to store in a silo’
- Englishtodayensile
Linked words
through Spanish silo
Today it means
verb To preserve (forage) in a silo.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish silo / ensile