Where does “interpelant” come from?
interpelant (Romanian) comes from French interpellant, from French interpeller, from Latin interpellāre, from Latin interpello, from Latin inter-, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα, from Old Norse glotta, from Proto-Germanic glutōną — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
interpelant (Romanian): interpellant
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- interpellant
Ancestry of “interpelant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | interpellant | present participle of interpeller |
| 2 | French | interpeller | to call out to; to question, to interrogate; to... |
| 3 | Latin | interpellāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | interpello | I interrupt by speaking, disrupt, disturb,... |
| 5 | Latin | inter- | inter-, between, in between, among, together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσα | a tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe |
| 7 | Old Norse | glotta | to grin, smile scornfully |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | glutōną | To stare; gawk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |