Where does “interfering” come from?

Interfering comes from Old French entreferir, from Old French entre- and Latin inter-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- meaning to carry or bear.

interfering (English): present participle of interfere; interference

Definitions

  1. present participle of interfere; interference

Ancestry of “interfering”, 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 “interfering”

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