English

interphylum

From inter- + phylum.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, grow’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-lom

Ancient Greek φῡλή ‘tribe’

Ancient Greek φῦλον ‘tribe, race’

Latin phylum

Today it means

adj Between phyla

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

Etymograph / interphylum