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Where does “entrelacer” come from?

entrelacer (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French entre-, from Latin inter-, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα, from Old Norse glotta, from Proto-Germanic glutōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Ancestry of “entrelacer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchentre-—
2Latininter-inter-
3Ancient Greekγλῶσσαa tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe
4Old Norseglottato grin, smile scornfully
5Proto-GermanicglutōnąTo stare; gawk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “entrelacer”

  • interlace
  • deinterlace
  • deinterlacer
  • entrelacen
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