French word envergure comes from French enrager, French vergue ((nautical) yard (of sailing ship).), French -ure (Used to form nouns describing the result of an action.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| enrager | French (fra) | (obsolete) to have rabies. To enrage, anger, infuriate. To inflame, arouse. |
| vergue | French (fra) | (nautical) yard (of sailing ship). |
| -ure | French (fra) | Used to form nouns describing the result of an action. |
| envergure | French (fra) | (figuratively) scale; magnitude. (of an aircraft) wingspan. |