Where does “microinterval” come from?
microinterval (Romanian) comes from Romanian interval, from French intervalle, from Latin intervallum, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
microinterval (Romanian): short interval
Definitions
- short interval
Ancestry of “microinterval”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | interval | interval |
| 2 | French | intervalle | interval |
| 3 | Latin | intervallum | The open space within the vallum of a camp or... |
| 4 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |