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
- to enter
Ancestry of “entrer”, step by step
entrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin intrō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 2 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 3 | Latin | interus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via Latin intrāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | intrāre | — |