Where does “intermeddle” come from?

Intermeddle comes from Old French entremedler, from Old French medler, from Old French medle, from Latin mespilum, from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον.

intermeddle (English): To mix, mingle together; To get mixed up; To butt...

Definitions

  1. To mix, mingle together; To get mixed up; To butt...

Ancestry of “intermeddle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchentremedler—
2Old FrenchmedlerAlternative form of mesler
3Old Frenchmedlémixed; intermixed; past participle of medler
4LatinmespilumThe medlar
5Ancient Greekμέσπιλονmedlar

Words derived from “intermeddle”

Every word from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον →Every word from Latin mespilum →Every word from Old French medlé →