Where does “interféromètre” come from?
interféromètre (French) comes from French interférence, from French interférer, 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.
interféromètre (French): interferometer
Definitions
- interferometer
Ancestry of “interféromètre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | interférence | interference |
| 2 | French | interférer | to interfere |
| 3 | English | interfere | To get involved or involve oneself, causing... |
| 4 | Old French | entreferir | to hit one another |
| 5 | Old French | entre | among; amongst |
| 6 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |