Etymology of the English word entremets
the English word
entremetsderived from the Old French word
entremetsderived from the French word
metsderived from the Vulgar Latin word
missumderived from the Medieval Latin word
mittere (to send; send, throw, hurl)
derived from the Old French word
entremesderived from the Old French word
mesderived from the Late Latin word
missus (messenger; legate; sending; dispatch; shooting)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
mittere (to send; send, throw, hurl)
derived from the Old French word
entrederived from the Latin word
inter (between)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enusing the Old French prefix
entre-Date
The earliest known usage of entremets in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
