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Where does “interpretor” come from?

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

interpretor (Latin): I explain or expound; I interpret or translate; I...

Definitions

  1. I explain or expound; I interpret or translate; I...

Ancestry of “interpretor”, 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 “interpretor”

  • interpretation
  • interpret
  • interpreter
  • misinterpretation
  • reinterpretation
  • misinterpret
  • interpretable
  • reinterpret
  • reinterpreting
  • uninterpretable
  • interpretability
  • interpretational
  • overinterpretation
  • overinterpret
  • photointerpretation
  • interpretationism
  • interpretress
  • interpretationist
  • interpretess
  • reinterpretable
  • counterinterpretation
  • reinterpreter
  • misinterpreter
  • noninterpretable
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