Where does “interethnic” come from?
Interethnic comes from English ethnic combined with Latin inter- meaning "between," from Latin inter, related to Latin volvere and volvo deriving from Proto-Indo-European wel- and welH-.
interethnic (English): Between ethnic groups, or their members
Definitions
- Between ethnic groups, or their members
Ancestry of “interethnic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethnic | Of or relating to a group of people having common... |
| 2 | French | ethnique | ethnic |
| 3 | Middle French | ethnique | — |
| 4 | Old French | ethnique | — |
| 5 | Latin | ethnicus | heathen; pagan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐθνικός | national |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔθνος | group of people: tribe, family; group of animals:... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἔθω | I am accustomed, I tend to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |