English

interparticle

From inter- + particle.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Proto-Italic *partis ‘part’

Latin pars ‘part, piece’

Latin particula ‘small part, particle’

Middle French particule

Today it means

adj Between particles.

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

Etymograph / interparticle