Where does “interferometru” come from?
interferometru (Romanian) comes from French interféromètre, from French interférence, from French interférer, from English interfere, from Old French entreferir, from Old French entre, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér — in; in, inside.
interferometru (Romanian): interferometer
Definitions
- interferometer
Ancestry of “interferometru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | interféromètre | interferometer |
| 2 | French | interférence | interference |
| 3 | French | interférer | to interfere |
| 4 | English | interfere | To get involved or involve oneself, causing... |
| 5 | Old French | entreferir | to hit one another |
| 6 | Old French | entre | among; amongst |
| 7 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |