English

interpiece

From inter- + piece.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Late Latin pettia ‘fragment’

Old French piece

Middle English pece ‘piece’

English piece

Today it means

adj Between pieces.

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

Etymograph / interpiece