English
intercomprehension
From inter- + comprehension.
Formed from inter- + comprehension
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’
Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’
Latin inter ‘between’
English inter-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- ‘to find’
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Latin prehendō ‘take’
Latin comprehendō
Latin comprehēnsiō ‘taking together’
Middle French compréhension
English comprehension
Today it means
noun The ability to comprehend each other in spite of speaking different languages.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / intercomprehension