English

intergene

From inter- + gene.

Formed from inter- + gene

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Ancient Greek γενεά ‘generation, descent’

German Gen

English gene

Today it means

adj Between genes.

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

Etymograph / intergene