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Where does “enterer” come from?

enterer (English) comes from English enter, from Middle English entren, 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.

enterer (English): One who enters

Definitions

  1. One who enters

Ancestry of “enterer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenterTo go or come into an enclosed or partially...
2Middle Englishentren—
3Old Frenchentrerto enter
4Latinintrō—
5Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
6Latininterus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
8Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
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