Enter
/ˈɛn.tər/noun
To come or go into a place, condition, or state.
Did you know?English *enter* came through French from Latin *intrare*, the same root behind *intro-* and *intrude*, all built on the idea of moving inward.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*en-
“in, inside”
Latin
Latin
intrāre
“to go in, enter”
Old French
Old French
entrer
“to go in, enter”
Middle English
English
enteren
“to go in, come into”
Modern English
English
enter
“to go or come into a place, state, or activity”