Where does “interpleader” come from?
Interpleader comes from English interplead, formed from Latin inter- (between) and -plead, ultimately from Latin placere (to please or appease).
interpleader (English): One who makes an interplea; Motion for a third...
Definitions
- One who makes an interplea; Motion for a third...
Ancestry of “interpleader”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interplead | To plead against each other, or go to trial... |
| 2 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 3 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 4 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 7 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 8 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 9 | Latin | interus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |