Where does “fehlinterpretieren” come from?
fehlinterpretieren (German) comes from German interpretieren, from French interpréter, 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.
fehlinterpretieren (German): to misinterpret
Definitions
- to misinterpret
Ancestry of “fehlinterpretieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | interpretieren | to interpret; to perform |
| 2 | French | interpréter | to translate; to interpret; to construe |
| 3 | Old French | enterpreter | — |
| 4 | Latin | interpretor | I explain or expound; I interpret or translate; I... |
| 5 | Latin | interpres | An agent between two parties; broker, negotiator,... |
| 6 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |