Etymology

interspecific

in·ter·spe·cif·ic
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Today it means: Occurring among members of different species; interspecies. Full definition →

English specific ← Old French specifique ← Latin inter-
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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. Old Frenchspecifique
  8. Englishspecific
  9. English todayinterspecific

From inter- + specific.

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