Where does “interuniversitaire” come from?
interuniversitaire (French) comes from French universitaire, from French université, from Old French universitei, from Medieval Latin universitas, from Latin ūniversitās, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
interuniversitaire (French): interuniversity, intervarsity
Definitions
- interuniversity, intervarsity
Ancestry of “interuniversitaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | universitaire | university; University student or employee;... |
| 2 | French | université | university |
| 3 | Old French | universitei | university |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | universitas | group of teachers and students; university;... |
| 5 | Latin | ūniversitās | — |
| 6 | Latin | ūniversus | — |
| 7 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 8 | Latin | vertō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |