Where does “interpret” come from?
interpret (Lower Sorbian) comes from Latin interpres, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
interpret (Lower Sorbian): performer
Ancestry of “interpret”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | interpres | An agent between two parties; broker, negotiator,... |
| 2 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
Words derived from “interpret”