Where does “enter-” come from?
enter- (English) comes from French entré, from Middle French entre, from Old French entre, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
enter- (English): mutually, between; inter-; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- mutually, between; inter-; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “enter-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | entré | past participle of entrer |
| 2 | Middle French | entre | between |
| 3 | Old French | entre | among; amongst |
| 4 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
Words derived from “enter-”