Where does “entrée” come from?
entrée (French) comes from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
entrée (French): entry, act of entering; entrance, way in; starter
Definitions
- entry, act of entering; entrance, way in; starter
Ancestry of “entrée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 2 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 3 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 4 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 5 | Latin | interus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |