Where does “mientras” come from?
mientras (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish demientre, from Old Spanish domientre, from Latin dum interim, from Latin interim, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
mientras (Spanish): meanwhile; while, whilst, as; as long as, so long...
Definitions
- meanwhile; while, whilst, as; as long as, so long...
Ancestry of “mientras”, step by step
mientras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Spanish demientre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | demientre | while |
| 2 | Old Spanish | domientre | — |
| 3 | Latin | dum interim | during, while |
| 4 | Latin | interim | meanwhile, in the meantime |
| 5 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via Spanish demientra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | demientra | meanwhile |