Where does “intercensus” come from?
intercensus (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.
intercensus (English): Between censuses
Definitions
- Between censuses
Ancestry of “intercensus”, step by step
intercensus 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 census
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | census | An official count or enumeration of members of a... |
| 2 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 3 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |