Where does “antre” come from?
antre (Haitian Creole) comes from French entrée, from Middle French entrer, 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.
antre (Haitian Creole): to enter
Definitions
- to enter
Ancestry of “antre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | entrée | entry, act of entering; entrance, way in; starter |
| 2 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 3 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 5 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 6 | Latin | interus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |