English
intercompetitor
From inter- + competitor.
Formed from inter- + competitor
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’
Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’
Latin inter ‘between’
English inter-
Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to spread out’
…
Latin petō ‘to ask, beg, request, look for, inquire,…’
Latin competō ‘to come together, meet’
Latin competitor ‘a competitor, rival, adversary, opponent’
Middle French compétiteur
English competitor
Today it means
adj Between competitors.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / intercompetitor