Etymograph

English

interclerical

From inter- + clerical.

Formed from inter- + clerical

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

English inter-

Ancient Greek κλῆρος ‘the clergy, what is allotted, a lot,…’

Ancient Greek κληρικός ‘of the clergy’

Late Latin clēricus ‘clergyman, priest’

Late Latin clēricālis

English clerical

Today it means

adj Between clerics.

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

Etymograph / interclerical