Where does “interchannel” come from?
interchannel (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.
interchannel (English): Between channels
Definitions
- Between channels
Ancestry of “interchannel”, step by step
interchannel 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 Channel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Channel | The hollow bed of running waters; also the bed of the sea or other body of water |
| 2 | English | chainwale | Obsolete spelling of channel |
| 3 | English | wale | A ridge or low barrier; A raised rib in knit... |
| 4 | Middle English | wāle | An outsider; a guest; one from an unfamiliar land |
| 5 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 6 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |