English

intercusp

From inter- + cusp.

Formed from inter- + cusp

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Latin cuspis ‘a point, spear, pointed end’

English cusp

Today it means

adj Between cusps (typically of teeth)

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

Etymograph / intercusp