Where does “enter” come from?
Enter comes from Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrare, meaning to go inward, derived from the preposition intra meaning within.
enter (English): To go or come into an enclosed or partially...
Definitions
- To go or come into an enclosed or partially...
Ancestry of “enter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | entren | To enter to move into an enclosed or demarcated space |
| 2 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 3 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 4 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 5 | Latin | interus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |