Where does “entrywise” come from?

entrywise (English) comes from English Entry, from Middle English entre, from Old French entree, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

entrywise (English): Performed independently on each matrix entry

Definitions

  1. Performed independently on each matrix entry

Ancestry of “entrywise”, step by step

entrywise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Entry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEntryThe act of entering
2Middle EnglishentreEntrance, entry; movement into
3Old Frenchentree
4Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
5Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
6Latininterus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
8Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via English wise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
2Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
3Old Englishwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus
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