English
intercrystalline
From inter- + crystalline.
A compound of inter- + crystalline
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’
Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’
Latin inter ‘between’
English inter-
Ancient Greek κρύος ‘cold’
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Ancient Greek κρυστάλλινος ‘of crystal’
Latin crystallinus ‘crystal’
Old French cristallin
Middle English cristallyn
English crystalline
Today it means
adj Occurring along the boundaries between the crystals or grains of a metal
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / intercrystalline