Where does “intersurvey” come from?
intersurvey (English) comes from English survey, from Middle English surveyen, from Old French sourveoir, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
intersurvey (English): Between surveys
Definitions
- Between surveys
Ancestry of “intersurvey”, step by step
intersurvey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English survey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | survey | The act of surveying; a general view; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | surveyen | to oversee; to survey |
| 3 | Old French | sourveoir | to oversee; to survey |
| 4 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 5 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |