Where does “entrant” come from?
Entrant comes from French entrant, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrare, meaning to enter, derived from Latin intra, meaning within.
entrant (English): A participant who enters something, such as a...
Definitions
- A participant who enters something, such as a...
Ancestry of “entrant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | entrant | present participle of entrer |
| 2 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 3 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 6 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 7 | Latin | interus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |