Where does “inter-mosque” come from?
inter-mosque (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
inter-mosque (English): Between mosques
Definitions
- Between mosques
Ancestry of “inter-mosque”, step by step
inter-mosque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English mosque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mosque | A place of worship for Muslims, often having at... |
| 2 | French | mosquée | mosque |
| 3 | Italian | moschea | mosque |
| 4 | Spanish | mezquita | mosque; a Native American religious site |
| 5 | Arabic | مَسْجِد | mosque; place of worship |
| 6 | Arabic | سَجَدَ | to bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,... |
| 7 | Arabic | ج | Abbreviation of جَمْع |