Where does “interim” come from?

interim (Dutch) comes from Latin interim, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

interim (Dutch): interim transitional period

Definitions

  1. interim transitional period

Ancestry of “interim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininterimmeanwhile, in the meantime
2Latininterbetween, among; during, while
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Latin inter →