Where does “entree” come from?
entree (Dutch) comes from French entrée, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
entree (Dutch): the entry to a house, i.e. the room beyond the...
Definitions
- the entry to a house, i.e. the room beyond the...
Ancestry of “entree”, step by step
entree traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French entrée
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | entrée | entry, act of entering; entrance, way in; starter |
| 2 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 3 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 5 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 6 | Latin | interus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |