Where does “entre” come from?
entre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French entrée, from Middle French entrer, 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.
entre (Norwegian Nynorsk): alternative form of entre
Definitions
- alternative form of entre
Ancestry of “entre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | entrée | entry, act of entering; entrance, way in; starter |
| 2 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 3 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Latin | intrō | — |
| 5 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 6 | Latin | interus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |