Etymograph

English

inter-

Inter- comes from Latin inter ‘between’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁én‘in’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁entér‘between’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*n̥ter‘between’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinter‘between’
  5. Englishtodayinter-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁én‘in’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁entér‘between’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*n̥ter‘between’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinter‘between’
  5. Englishtodayinter-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

in, entrance, indigenous, ensemble, impulse, encounter, intimate, incense, incubation, endo, impel, incubus, dysentery, agog, incubate, intimation, censer, enteral, 34 more

through Latin inter ‘between’

intestine, 11 more

Today it means

prefix A position which is in between two (or more) of the kind indicated by the root.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁én / inter-

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