Etymology

intergroup

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Today it means: Taking place between groups, especially between social groups. Full definition →

English group ← Italian gruppo ← French groupe
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*grewbʰ-
  8. Proto-Germanic*kruppaz
  9. Frankish*krupp
  10. Vulgar Latin*cruppus
  11. Italiangruppo
  12. Frenchgroupe
  13. Italiangruppo
  14. Englishgroup
  15. English todayintergroup

From inter- + group.

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