Where does “enterrer” come from?
enterrer (Old French) comes from Latin interrō, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
enterrer (Old French): to bury
Definitions
- to bury
Ancestry of “enterrer”, step by step
enterrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin interrō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | interrō | bury, inter |
| 2 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 3 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Vulgar Latin interrare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | interrare | to put in earth; present active infinitive of... |