Where does “entrecôte” come from?

entrecôte (English) comes from French entrecôte, 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.

entrecôte (English): A premium cut of beef used for steaks and roasts

Definitions

  1. A premium cut of beef used for steaks and roasts

Ancestry of “entrecôte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchentrecôteentrecôte, a type of steak
2Frenchentrépast participle of entrer
3Middle Frenchentrebetween
4Old Frenchentreamong; amongst
5Latininterbetween, among; during, while
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Latin inter →