Where does “interférer” come from?

interférer (French) comes from English interfere, from Old French entreferir, from Old French entre, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

interférer (French): to interfere

Definitions

  1. to interfere

Ancestry of “interférer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterfereTo get involved or involve oneself, causing...
2Old Frenchentreferirto hit one another
3Old Frenchentreamong; amongst
4Latininterbetween, among; during, while
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “interférer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Latin inter →