Where does “entry” come from?
Entry comes from Old French entree, meaning entrance or the act of entering.
entry (English): The act of entering; Permission to enter; A...
Definitions
- The act of entering; Permission to enter; A...
Ancestry of “entry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | entree | — |
| 2 | Latin | intrō | — |
| 3 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 4 | Latin | interus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “entry”