Where does “entracte” come from?

entracte (French) comes from French acte, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

entracte (French): interval; intermission; interval act; half-time...

Definitions

  1. interval; intermission; interval act; half-time...

Ancestry of “entracte”, step by step

entracte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French acte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchacteact
2Latināctusmade, done, having been done
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via French entré

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchentrépast participle of entrer
2Middle Frenchentrebetween
3Old Frenchentreamong; amongst
4Latininterbetween, among; during, while
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “entracte

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō