Where does “inter” come from?
Inter derives from Middle English enteren, Old French enterrer, and Vulgar Latin interrare, ultimately from Latin interro, composed of Latin in and Proto-Indo-European ne.
inter (English): To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
Definitions
- To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
Ancestry of “inter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 2 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 3 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Latin | intrō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “inter”