Where does “interplead” come from?

interplead (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.

interplead (English): To plead against each other, or go to trial...

Definitions

  1. To plead against each other, or go to trial...

Ancestry of “interplead”, step by step

interplead 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 plead

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpleadTo present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case
2Middle Englishpleden
3Old Frenchplaidierto implore; to beg
4Latinplacitare
5Latinplacitumopinion, teaching, theory; decree, sentence,...
6Latinplacituspleasing, agreeable, acceptable, agreed upon
7Latinplaceōto be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit in a mental rather than a sensual way

Words derived from “interplead

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros