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Where does “entrancer” come from?

entrancer (English) comes from English entrance, from Middle French entrance, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

entrancer (English): One who entrances

Definitions

  1. One who entrances

Ancestry of “entrancer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishentranceThe action of entering, or going in; The act of...
2Middle Frenchentranceentrance; permission to enter
3Middle Frenchentrerto enter
4Old Frenchentrerto enter
5Latinintrō—
6Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
7Latininterus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
9Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
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