Where does “intrometer” come from?

intrometer (Portuguese) comes from Latin intromitto, from Latin mittō, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

intrometer (Portuguese): to put in between or in the midst of; to intrude...

Definitions

  1. to put in between or in the midst of; to intrude...

Ancestry of “intrometer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinintromittoI send or let in or into; I admit; I introduce
2Latinmittōto send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge
3Proto-Italicmeitōto put forth, put out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂-Every word from Proto-Italic meitōEvery word from Latin mittō
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