Where does “interdiffuse” come from?
interdiffuse (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.
interdiffuse (English): To mutually diffuse
Definitions
- To mutually diffuse
Ancestry of “interdiffuse”, step by step
interdiffuse 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 diffuse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diffuse | To spread over or through as in air, water, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | diffuse | — |
| 3 | Latin | diffūsus | diffused or spread (throughout) |
| 4 | Latin | diffundere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |