Where does “interpréter” come from?
interpréter (French) comes from Old French enterpreter, from Latin interpretor, from Latin interpres, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
interpréter (French): to translate; to interpret; to construe
Definitions
- to translate; to interpret; to construe
Ancestry of “interpréter”, step by step
interpréter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French enterpreter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | enterpreter | — |
| 2 | Latin | interpretor | I explain or expound; I interpret or translate; I... |
| 3 | Latin | interpres | An agent between two parties; broker, negotiator,... |
| 4 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via Latin interpretārī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | interpretārī | — |