Interpretation etymology

English

English word interpretation comes from Latin interpres

Etymology of interpretation

Detailed word origin of interpretation

Dictionary entry Language Definition
interpres Latin (lat) A translator, interpreter, expounder, expositor, explainer; dragoman.. An agent between two parties; broker, negotiator, factor.
interpretor Latin (lat) I explain or expound. I interpret or translate. I understand or conclude.
interpretatio Latin (lat) A translation, version. An explanation of one expression by another. Explanation, exposition, interpretation. Signification, meaning.
interpretation English (en) (countable) A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning .. (countable) An act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure; a translation; a version; a construction.. (countable) An act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.. (countable) An artist's way of expressing his thought or [...]

Words with the same origin as interpretation

Descendants of interpres

interpret