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Where does “inerter” come from?

inerter (French) comes from French inerte, from Latin iners, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

inerter (French): to replace a dangerous gas with a safe one; to...

Definitions

  1. to replace a dangerous gas with a safe one; to...

Ancestry of “inerter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinerteinert, inactive; first-person singular present...
2Latininerswithout skill, unskilled, unskillful,...
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inerter”

  • inertage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →