Where does “interfere” come from?
interfere (English) comes from Old French entreferir, from Old French entre, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
interfere (English): To get involved or involve oneself, causing...
Definitions
- To get involved or involve oneself, causing...
Ancestry of “interfere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | entreferir | to hit one another |
| 2 | Old French | entre | among; amongst |
| 3 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
Words derived from “interfere”
- interference
- interfering
- interferon
- interferometer
- interferometry
- interferometric
- noninterference
- interferogram
- interferer
- noninterfering
- interferometrically
- interferant
- interferingly
- interférer
- interferase
- reinterfere
- interferire
- astrointerferometer
- albinterferon
- interférence
- interférométrie
- interférométrique
- interferonopathy
- интерферон