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Where does “interleague” come from?

interleague (English) comes from English League, from Middle English lege, from Anglo-Norman lige, from Old French liege, from Vulgar Latin levius, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus — light.

interleague (English): Between leagues; often specifically between the...

Definitions

  1. Between leagues; often specifically between the...

Ancestry of “interleague”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLeague—
2Middle Englishlegeleague; one's subjects or vassals; those under...
3Anglo-Normanligeliege; liegeman; vassal
4Old Frenchliegeliege, servant; liege, free
5Vulgar Latinleviuscomparative degree of leviter
6Latinlēvis—
7Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
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