Where does “enter” come from?

enter (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic enter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

enter (Gaulish): between, among

Definitions

  1. between, among

Ancestry of “enter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticenterbetween
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁enEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entérEvery word from Proto-Celtic enter