Where does “entrar” come from?

entrar (Interlingua) comes from English enter, from Middle English entren, 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.

entrar (Interlingua): to enter, to go in, to get in

Definitions

  1. to enter, to go in, to get in

Ancestry of “entrar”, step by step

entrar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English enter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenterTo go or come into an enclosed or partially...
2Middle EnglishentrenTo enter to move into an enclosed or demarcated space
3Old Frenchentrerto enter
4Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
5Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
6Latininterus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
8Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via Portuguese entrar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseentrarto enter, to go into
2Old Portugueseentrar
3Latinintrarepresent active infinitive of intrō; second-person...
4LatinintroI enter, go into, penetrate; within

via Italian entrare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianentrareto enter; to go in; entrance, entry, place of...
2ItalianintrareArchaic form of entrare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus