Where does “interim” come from?

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

interim (Latin): meanwhile, in the meantime

Definitions

  1. meanwhile, in the meantime

Ancestry of “interim”, step by step

interim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin inter

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

via Latin im

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinim—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)

Words derived from “interim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Latin inter →