English

intercouple

From inter- + couple.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Latin apiō ‘to join’

Latin cōpula ‘a bond’

Old French couple ‘couple’

Middle English couple ‘a couple’

Today it means

adj Between couples.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / intercouple