English
interamnian
Interamnian comes from Latin amnis ‘river’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- ‘water’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ep-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ebʰ-n-‘river’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamnis‘river’
- Englishearliest quotation 1767interamnian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ep-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ebʰ-n-‘river’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamnis‘river’
- Englishearliest quotation 1767interamnian
Earliest quotation: 1767, Jacob Bryant: “[…]interamnian country[…]”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- ‘water’
attitude, apex, apt, ape, aptitude, aven, attitudinal, 21 more
Today it means
adj Situated between rivers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- / interamnian