Etymology

intervallum

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Today it means: An interval. Full definition →

Latin intervallum ← Proto-Italic *walso- ← Proto-Indo-European *welH-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  6. Proto-Italic*walso-
  7. Latinvallum
  8. Latinintervallum
  9. English todayintervallum

Borrowed from Latin intervallum.

Words from the same roots

Latinintervallum all →

interval

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