English

interlens

inter- + lens

Formed from inter- + lens

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Latin lēns ‘lentil’

English lens

Today it means

adj Between the elements of a camera lens.

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

Etymograph / interlens