English

interbit

From inter- + bit.

Formed from inter- + bit

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Middle English bitte

English bit

Today it means

adj Between bits (binary digits).

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

Etymograph / interbit