English
interdigitation
From inter- + digitation, equivalent to interdigitate + -ion.
Formed from inter- + digitation
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’
Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’
Latin inter ‘between’
English inter-
Today it means
noun An interlinking that resembles the fingers of two hands being locked together.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / interdigitation