interpreting

noun

(uncountable, linguistics, translation studies) Synonym of interpretation (the discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another)

(countable) Synonym of interpretation (an act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure)

Roots

interinter- · Latin · between, within pretium-pret · Latin · broker, agent

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The word interpreting breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: inter-, from Latin inter (“between, within”); and -pret, from Latin pretium (“broker, agent”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.