English

interfragment

From inter- + fragment.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- ‘to break’

Latin frangō ‘to break’

Latin fragmentum ‘a fragment, remnant’

Middle English fragment ‘a small part or piece’

Today it means

adj interfragmentary

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

Etymograph / interfragment