encens
Middle English
/ɛnˈsɛns/
noun
Definitions
- incense
- smoke (especially from incense)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French encens (sweet-smelling substance) derived from Latin incēnsum.
Origin
Latin
incēnsum
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- incensation English
- incense English
- incensement English
- incenser English
- incensive English
- incensole English
- incensor English
- incensory English
- incensy English
- reincense English
- incendō Latin
- incensum Latin
- incēnsum Latin
- encens French
- encensen Middle English
- encens Old French
- enchens Norman
- insenso Tagalog