English
interpretament
Interpretament comes from Latin interpretamentum ‘explanation, interpretation’, from interpres ‘agent, translator’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinter‘between’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterpres‘agent, translator’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterpretor‘to explain, expound’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterpretamentum‘explanation, interpretation’
- Englishearliest quotation 1645interpretament
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinter‘between’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterpres‘agent, translator’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterpretor‘to explain, expound’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterpretamentum‘explanation, interpretation’
- Englishearliest quotation 1645interpretament
Earliest quotation: 1645, John Milton: “But that this bold interpretament, how commonly soever sided…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per-
first, before, support, far, per, report, further, price, fear, opportunity, practice, private, press, primary, port, prior, pre, afford, prime, ford, prize, forth, appreciate, practical, pregnant, praise, parade, par, privilege, precious, ferry, porch, pardon, pirate, fare, primitive, prix, pragmatic, afar, privy, 157 more
through Latin inter ‘between’
through Latin interpretor ‘to explain, expound’
Today it means
noun interpretation
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / interpretament