English

intercarpal

From inter- + carpal.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Ancient Greek καρπός ‘wrist’

Latin carpālis

Today it means

adj Between the carpal bones.

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

Etymograph / intercarpal