Where does “interpretess” come from?
interpretess (English) comes from English interpreter, from Middle English interpreter, from Latin interpretor, from Latin interpres, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
interpretess (English): A female interpreter
Definitions
- A female interpreter
Ancestry of “interpretess”, step by step
interpretess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interpreter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interpreter | One who conveys what a user of one language is... |
| 2 | Middle English | interpreter | — |
| 3 | Latin | interpretor | I explain or expound; I interpret or translate; I... |
| 4 | Latin | interpres | An agent between two parties; broker, negotiator,... |
| 5 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |