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Where does “interrailer” come from?

interrailer (English) comes from English interrail, from English rail, from Middle English rail, from Old English regol, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

interrailer (English): One who travels using the InterRail rail pass

Definitions

  1. One who travels using the InterRail rail pass

Ancestry of “interrailer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterrailTo travel using the InterRail rail pass
2EnglishrailA horizontal bar extending between supports and...
3Middle Englishrail—
4Old Englishregola rule; a ruler
5Latinrēgula—
6Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
7Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
8Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
9Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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