Inter
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)
Origin
From Old French enterrer, from Vulgar Latin *interrāre ("to put in earth"), from - + terra("earth"). Cognates include Spanish/Portuguese/Galician/Catalan enterrar (“to inter, to bury”), Italian interrare (“to plant, to dig in”).
Usage notes
The spellings intering (for interring) and intered (for interred) exist as well, but are much less common.