myEtymology.com: English etymology of interlay

Etymology of the English word interlay

the English word interlay

using the English prefix inter-

derived from the Latin prefix inter-

derived from the Latin word inter (between)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en

derived from the English word lay

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *legh- (to lie, to lay)

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *lagjanan (to lie)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *legh- (to lie, to lay)