English
interbellum
Interbellum comes from Latin inter bellum.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinter bellumliterally ‘between war’
- Englishtodayinterbellum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinter bellumliterally ‘between war’
- Englishtodayinterbellum
The story
Learned borrowing from Latin inter bellum (literally “between war”).
Every English word from Latin inter bellum
Today it means
noun The time period between wars.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin inter bellum / interbellum