Etymology of the English word intermeddle
the English word
intermeddlederived from the Old French word
entremedlerusing the Old French prefix
entre-derived from the Old French word
medlerderived from the Classical Latin word
miscere (mix, mingle; embroil)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meik-derived from the French word
medlederived from the Greek word
mespileDate
The earliest known usage of intermeddle in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
