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Where does “interprete” come from?

interprete (Italian) comes from Latin interpres, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

interprete (Italian): interpreter; actor or actress; performer

Definitions

  1. interpreter; actor or actress; performer

Ancestry of “interprete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininterpresAn agent between two parties; broker, negotiator,...
2Latininterbetween, among; during, while
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “interprete”

  • fotointerprete
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