Where does “interesterification” come from?

interesterification (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.

interesterification (English): The reaction of an ester with an alcohol in order...

Definitions

  1. The reaction of an ester with an alcohol in order...

Ancestry of “interesterification”, step by step

interesterification traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English inter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
2Middle Englishenteren
3Frenchentrerto enter
4Middle Frenchentrerto enter
5Old Frenchentrerto enter
6Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
7Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
8Latininterus
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
10Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via English ester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishesterA compound most often formed by the condensation...
2GermanEsterester
3LatinEsthērEsther
4Ancient GreekἘσθήρEsther
5Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros
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