Where does “interviewer” come from?
interviewer (French) comes from English interview, from Anglo-Norman entreveue, from Old French entrevëoir, from Old French entre-, from Latin inter-, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα, from Old Norse glotta, from Proto-Germanic glutōną — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
interviewer (French): to interview; interviewer
Definitions
- to interview; interviewer
Ancestry of “interviewer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interview | An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | entreveue | — |
| 3 | Old French | entrevëoir | Alternative form of entreveoir |
| 4 | Old French | entre- | inter |
| 5 | Latin | inter- | inter-, between, in between, among, together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσα | a tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe |
| 7 | Old Norse | glotta | to grin, smile scornfully |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | glutōną | To stare; gawk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |