English
interosculation
From inter- + osculation.
Formed from inter- + osculation
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’
Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’
Latin inter ‘between’
English inter-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s ‘mouth’
…
Latin ōs ‘mouth’
Latin ōsculum ‘a kiss’
Latin ōsculor ‘to kiss’
Latin ōsculātiō ‘a kissing’
English osculation
Today it means
noun Interconnection by, or as if by, osculation.
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Etymograph / interosculation