Where does “rentrant” come from?
rentrant (French) comes from French rentrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
rentrant (French): present participle of rentrer; reflex
Definitions
- present participle of rentrer; reflex
Ancestry of “rentrant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rentrer | }} to go back, to re-enter |
| 2 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 3 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 4 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 5 | Latin | interus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |