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Where does “dum interim” come from?

dum interim (Latin) comes from Latin interim, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

Ancestry of “dum interim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininterimmeanwhile, in the meantime
2Latininterbetween, among; during, while
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “dum interim”

  • mentre
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