Where does “entre” come from?

entre (Middle English) comes from Old French entree, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

entre (Middle English): Entrance, entry; movement into

Definitions

  1. Entrance, entry; movement into

Ancestry of “entre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchentree—
2Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
3Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
4Latininterus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
6Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “entre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros →Every word from Latin interus →
entre — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer