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Where does “entren” come from?

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

Ancestry of “entren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchentrerto enter
2Latinintrō—
3Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
4Latininterus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
6Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “entren”

  • enter
  • entre
  • reenter
  • enterer
  • enterest
  • enterable
  • entreth
  • unenterable
  • entrest
  • misenter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →