English
intercompartmental
From inter- + compartmental.
A compound of inter- + compartment + -al + compartmental
Latin compartior ‘to share’
Italian compartire ‘to divide, to share’
Italian compartimento ‘district’
Middle French compartiment
English compartment
Latin compartior ‘to share’
Italian compartire ‘to divide, to share’
Italian compartimento ‘district’
Middle French compartiment
English compartment
English compartmental
Today it means
adj Between compartments
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / intercompartmental