Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “interferingly” come from?

interferingly (English) comes from English interfering, from English interfere, from Old French entreferir, from Old French entre, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

interferingly (English): So as to interfere

Definitions

  1. So as to interfere

Ancestry of “interferingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishinterferingpresent participle of interfere; interference
2EnglishinterfereTo get involved or involve oneself, causing...
3Old Frenchentreferirto hit one another
4Old Frenchentreamong; amongst
5Latininterbetween, among; during, while
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →