Etymograph

English

interoffice

From inter- + office.

A compound of inter- + office

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

English inter-

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- ‘to work’

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Latin opificium ‘construction: the act of building or the…’

Latin officium ‘duty; official position; function’

Old French office

Middle English office

English office

Today it means

adj Taking place between different offices of a single organization or company.

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

Etymograph / interoffice