Where does “entrevenir” come from?

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

entrevenir (Old French): to come together

Definitions

  1. to come together

Ancestry of “entrevenir”, step by step

entrevenir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French entre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchentreamong; amongst
2Latininterbetween, among; during, while
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Old French venir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvenirto come; to arrive
2Latinvenīre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Latin inter →