Etymograph

English

interdistrict

From inter- + district.

A compound of inter- + district

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

English inter-

Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’

…

Latin distringō ‘to draw asunder, compel’

Latin districtus

Medieval Latin districtus ‘district, jurisdiction’

French district

English district

Today it means

adj Between two or more districts.

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

Etymograph / interdistrict