Where does “interregent” come from?
interregent (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.
interregent (English): A person who discharges the royal functions...
Definitions
- A person who discharges the royal functions...
Ancestry of “interregent”, step by step
interregent 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 regent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regent | A ruler; One who rules in place of the monarch,... |
| 2 | Middle English | regent | — |
| 3 | Middle French | regent | regent |
| 4 | Old French | regent | regent one who reigns in the absence of a monarch |
| 5 | Latin | regēns | ruling, governing |
| 6 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |