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Where does “entre” come from?

entre (Old French) comes from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

entre (Old French): among; amongst

Definitions

  1. among; amongst

Ancestry of “entre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininterbetween, among; during, while
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “entre”

  • entertain
  • entertaining
  • entrepreneurial
  • entrepreneur
  • entrepreneurship
  • entertainer
  • gastroenteritis
  • enteritis
  • gastro
  • entrepot
  • entrepreneurialism
  • entertainingly
  • entrepôt
  • entrepreneurially
  • entrepreneurism
  • unentertaining
  • entertainable
  • nonentrepreneurial
  • entertaineth
  • microentrepreneur
  • entrecôte
  • entertainest
  • microentrepreneurial
  • microentrepreneurship
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