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Where does “interview” come from?

Interview comes from French entrevue, derived from Old French entrevëoir meaning "to see between," from Old French entre- and Latin inter- both meaning "between," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wel- meaning "to turn."

interview (English): An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or...

Definitions

  1. An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or...

Ancestry of “interview”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinterviewerto interview; interviewer
2EnglishinterviewerOne who interviews
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “interview”

  • interviewer
  • interviewee
  • reinterview
  • preinterview
  • postinterview
  • noninterview
  • midinterview
  • interviewable
  • pre-interview
  • interview-worthy
  • interviú
  • интервью
  • интервьюер
  • interviewer
  • Interview
  • intervjuo
  • インタビュアー
  • インタビュー
  • interviewen
  • interview
  • intervjua
  • intervju
  • интервју
  • intervju
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