English
intercombination
From inter- + combination.
Formed from inter- + combination
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’
Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’
Latin inter ‘between’
English inter-
Latin bīnus ‘two each’
Latin combīnō ‘to combine, unite’
Late Latin combīnātiō
Old French combination
Middle English combinacioun
English combination
Today it means
noun An electronic transition between states that have different spin quantum numbers
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / intercombination