Where does “miyentras” come from?
miyentras (Cebuano) comes from Spanish mientras, from Old Spanish demientre, from Old Spanish domientre, from Latin dum interim, from Latin interim, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
miyentras (Cebuano): meanwhile
Definitions
- meanwhile
Ancestry of “miyentras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mientras | meanwhile; while, whilst, as; as long as, so long... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | demientre | while |
| 3 | Old Spanish | domientre | — |
| 4 | Latin | dum interim | during, while |
| 5 | Latin | interim | meanwhile, in the meantime |
| 6 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |