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Where does “entrer” come from?

entrer (Old French) comes from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

entrer (Old French): to enter

Definitions

  1. to enter

Ancestry of “entrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintrō—
2Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
3Latininterus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
5Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “entrer”

  • enter
  • entrance
  • entre
  • entranced
  • entrant
  • entrancing
  • reenter
  • gastroenteritis
  • reentrant
  • enteritis
  • gastro
  • entranceway
  • entrepot
  • entrepôt
  • enterer
  • entrancement
  • entrancingly
  • macroreentrant
  • reentrance
  • enterest
  • reentrancy
  • enterable
  • entreth
  • microreentrant
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