Where does “interpreter” come from?
Interpreter comes from Middle English interpretour, from Latin interpretor, from Latin interpres, meaning one who explains or mediates between parties.
interpreter (English): One who conveys what a user of one language is...
Definitions
- One who conveys what a user of one language is...
Ancestry of “interpreter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | interpreter | — |
| 2 | Latin | interpretor | I explain or expound; I interpret or translate; I... |
| 3 | Latin | interpres | An agent between two parties; broker, negotiator,... |
| 4 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |