Where does “interval” come from?
Interval comes from Old French intervalle, from Latin intervallum, meaning the space between ramparts, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European welH-, meaning to turn or roll.
interval (English): A distance in space; A period of time; The...
Definitions
- A distance in space; A period of time; The...
Ancestry of “interval”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | interval | — |
| 2 | Old French | intervalle | — |
| 3 | Latin | intervallum | The open space within the vallum of a camp or... |
| 4 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |