Where does “entrest” come from?
entrest (English) comes from English entre, 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 — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
entrest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “entrest”, step by step
entrest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English entre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | entre | Archaic spelling of enter |
| 2 | English | enter | To go or come into an enclosed or partially... |
| 3 | Middle English | entren | To enter to move into an enclosed or demarcated space |
| 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 |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |