Where does “intervisit” come from?
intervisit (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.
intervisit (English): Between visits; To exchange visits; to visit each...
Definitions
- Between visits; To exchange visits; to visit each...
Ancestry of “intervisit”, step by step
intervisit 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 visit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | visit | To habitually go to to comfort them; To go and... |
| 2 | Middle English | visiten | — |
| 3 | Old French | visiter | — |
| 4 | Latin | vīsitō | to see |
| 5 | Latin | -ito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or... |
| 6 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |