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
- 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
| 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 plead
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plead | To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case |
| 2 | Middle English | pleden | — |
| 3 | Old French | plaidier | to implore; to beg |
| 4 | Latin | placitare | — |
| 5 | Latin | placitum | opinion, teaching, theory; decree, sentence,... |
| 6 | Latin | placitus | pleasing, agreeable, acceptable, agreed upon |
| 7 | Latin | placeō | to 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 |