English

interforce

From inter- + force.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- ‘to rise, high’

Latin fortis ‘strong’

Late Latin fortia

Old French force ‘strength’

Middle English force

English force

Today it means

adj Between forces (military, etc.)

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

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