Etymology

inter-

Today it means: A position which is in between two (or more) of the kind indicated by the root. Full definition →

Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. English todayinter-

Borrowed from Latin inter- (“between, amid”), a form of prepositional inter (“between”).

Words from the same roots

Latininter- all →

Interglossainterjacentinterlardinterrex

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