Where does “interlocking” come from?
Interlocking derives from English lock combined with the Latin prefix inter-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European welH-, a root meaning to turn or roll.
interlocking (English): present participle of interlock; An arrangement...
Definitions
- present participle of interlock; An arrangement...
Ancestry of “interlocking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interlock | To fit or clasp together securely; To interlace;... |
| 2 | English | Lock | from the surname |
| 3 | Middle English | lok | lock |
| 4 | Old English | lāc | play, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laik | game, sport |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laikaz | dance; game, sport; hymn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |