Etymology of the English word interloper
the English word
interloperusing the English prefix
inter-derived from the Latin prefix
inter-derived from the Latin word
inter (between)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enderived from the English word
loperusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
lopederived from the Old Norse word
hlaupaderived from the Old Norse word
hlaupaDate
The earliest known usage of interloper in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
