Where does “nonintervisible” come from?
nonintervisible (English) comes from English intervisible, from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
nonintervisible (English): Not intervisible
Ancestry of “nonintervisible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | intervisible | Mutually visible; each in sight of the other |
| 2 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 3 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 4 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 7 | Latin | intrō | — |
| 8 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 9 | Latin | interus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |