English
interphalangeal
From inter- + phalangeal.
A compound of inter- + phalangeal
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’
Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’
Latin inter ‘between’
English inter-
Latin phalanx
English phalangeal
Today it means
adj Between phalanges, as with an interphalangeal joint.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / interphalangeal