Where does “interpreter” come from?
interpreter (Middle English) comes from Latin interpretor, from Latin interpres, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
Ancestry of “interpreter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | interpretor | I explain or expound; I interpret or translate; I... |
| 2 | Latin | interpres | An agent between two parties; broker, negotiator,... |
| 3 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
Words derived from “interpreter”