Where does “self-interpreter” come from?
self-interpreter (English) comes from English interpreter, from Middle English interpreter, from Latin interpretor, from Latin interpres, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
self-interpreter (English): That which interprets itself
Definitions
- That which interprets itself
Ancestry of “self-interpreter”, step by step
self-interpreter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interpreter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interpreter | One who conveys what a user of one language is... |
| 2 | Middle English | interpreter | — |
| 3 | Latin | interpretor | I explain or expound; I interpret or translate; I... |
| 4 | Latin | interpres | An agent between two parties; broker, negotiator,... |
| 5 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |