Where does “intermosque” come from?
intermosque (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
intermosque (English): Between mosques
Definitions
- Between mosques
Ancestry of “intermosque”, step by step
intermosque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English mosque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mosque | A place of worship for Muslims, often having at... |
| 2 | French | mosquée | mosque |
| 3 | Italian | moschea | mosque |
| 4 | Spanish | mezquita | mosque; a Native American religious site |
| 5 | Arabic | مَسْجِد | mosque; place of worship |
| 6 | Arabic | سَجَدَ | to bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,... |
| 7 | Arabic | ج | Abbreviation of جَمْع |