Where does “mientre” come from?

mientre (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.

mientre (Spanish): meanwhile

Definitions

  1. meanwhile

Ancestry of “mientre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishdemientrewhile
2Old Spanishdomientre
3Latindum interimduring, while
4Latininterimmeanwhile, in the meantime
5Latininterbetween, among; during, while
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁enEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entérEvery word from Latin inter