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
- 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
| 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 plait
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plait | A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | pleit | — |
| 3 | Middle French | pli | fold |
| 4 | Middle French | plier | to fold |
| 5 | Old French | pleier | Alternative form of ploiier |
| 6 | Latin | plicāre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |