Where does “entremetre” come from?
entremetre (Old French) comes from Old French metre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
entremetre (Old French): to put between two or more things; to interpose;...
Definitions
- to put between two or more things; to interpose;...
Ancestry of “entremetre”, step by step
entremetre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French metre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | metre | to put, to place |
| 2 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |