Where does “interpellant” come from?
interpellant (French) comes from French interpeller, from Latin interpellāre, from Latin interpello, from Latin inter-, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα, from Old Norse glotta, from Proto-Germanic glutōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
interpellant (French): present participle of interpeller
Definitions
- present participle of interpeller
Ancestry of “interpellant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | interpeller | to call out to; to question, to interrogate; to... |
| 2 | Latin | interpellāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | interpello | I interrupt by speaking, disrupt, disturb,... |
| 4 | Latin | inter- | inter-, between, in between, among, together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσα | a tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe |
| 6 | Old Norse | glotta | to grin, smile scornfully |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | glutōną | To stare; gawk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |