Etymograph

English

interfemale

From inter- + female.

Formed from inter- + female

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

English inter-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle’

…

Medieval Latin fēmella ‘a female’

Old French femele

Middle English femele

Middle English female

English female

Today it means

adj Between females.

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

Etymograph / interfemale