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Where does “interference” come from?

Interference comes from Old French entreferir, from Old French entre- and Latin inter- meaning "between," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.

interference (English): The act of interfering with something, or...

Definitions

  1. The act of interfering with something, or...

Ancestry of “interference”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterfereTo get involved or involve oneself, causing...
2Old Frenchentreferirto hit one another
3Old Frenchentreamong; amongst
4Latininterbetween, among; during, while
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “interference”

  • noninterference
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