Etymology

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Today it means: To bury in a grave. Full definition →

Middle English enteren ← Old French enterrer ← Vulgar Latin *interrāre
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inter · verb1

  1. Vulgar Latin · derived from*interrāre“to put in earth”
  2. Old French · derived fromenterrer
  3. Middle English · inherited fromenteren
  4. English todayinter

From Middle English enteren, borrowed from Old French enterrer, enterer, from Vulgar Latin *interrāre (“to put in earth”).

Inter · proper noun2

  1. Italian, Spanish, and German · borrowed fromInter
  2. English todayInter

Borrowed from Italian, Spanish, and German Inter. Also seen as a clipping of international.

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