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Where does “interpretieren” come from?

interpretieren (German) comes 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.

interpretieren (German): to interpret; to perform

Definitions

  1. to interpret; to perform

Ancestry of “interpretieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinterpréterto translate; to interpret; to construe
2Old Frenchenterpreter—
3LatininterpretorI explain or expound; I interpret or translate; I...
4LatininterpresAn agent between two parties; broker, negotiator,...
5Latininterbetween, among; during, while
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “interpretieren”

  • interpretierbar
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