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
- An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or...
Ancestry of “interview”, step by step
interview traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French interviewer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | interviewer | to interview; interviewer |
| 2 | English | interviewer | One who interviews |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Anglo-Norman entreveue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | entreveue | — |
| 2 | Old French | entrevëoir | Alternative form of entreveoir |
| 3 | Old French | entre- | inter |
| 4 | Latin | inter- | inter-, between, in between, among, together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσα | a tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe |
| 6 | Old Norse | glotta | to grin, smile scornfully |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | glutōną | To stare; gawk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
via French entrevue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | entrevue | interview |