English word interview comes from Old French (842-ca. 1400) entre- ((chiefly verbal prefix) reciprocally; to each other.), Old French (842-ca. 1400) vëoir
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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entre- | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | (chiefly verbal prefix) reciprocally; to each other. |
vëoir | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
entrevëoir | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
entreveue | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
interview | English (en) | To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.. To be interviewed; to attend an interview. (obsolete) An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures. [16th-19th c.]. A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast [...] |