Where does “interplait” come from?

interplait (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.

interplait (English): To plait together; to interweave or intertwine

Definitions

  1. To plait together; to interweave or intertwine

Ancestry of “interplait”, step by step

interplait traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English inter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
2Middle Englishenteren
3Frenchentrerto enter
4Middle Frenchentrerto enter
5Old Frenchentrerto enter
6Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
7Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
8Latininterus
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
10Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via English plait

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplaitA flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; A...
2Middle Englishpleit
3Middle Frenchplifold
4Middle Frenchplierto fold
5Old FrenchpleierAlternative form of ploiier
6Latinplicāre
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros