English
intercomparison
From inter- + comparison.
A compound of inter- + comparison
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’
Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’
Latin inter ‘between’
English inter-
Latin comparō ‘to compare’
Latin comparātiō ‘comparison’
Old French comparison
Middle English comparisoun ‘the act of giving a thing similar or…’
English comparison
Today it means
noun A comparison made between diverse elements.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / intercomparison