Etymology

intercontinental

in·ter·con·tin·ent·al

Today it means: Taking place between two or more continents. Full definition →

English continental ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin continens
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincon-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*tn̥eh₁yéti
  14. Proto-Italic*tenēō
  15. Latinteneō
  16. Latincontineō
  17. Latincontinens
  18. Englishcontinent
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  21. Englishcontinental
  22. English todayintercontinental

From inter- + continental.

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