English
interpunctuation
From inter- + punctuation.
A compound of inter- + punctuation
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’
Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’
Latin inter ‘between’
English inter-
Latin pūnctus
Medieval Latin punctuō ‘to mark with points, settle’
Medieval Latin punctuātiō ‘a marking with points, a writing, agreement’
English punctuation
Today it means
noun any form of punctuation between words
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / interpunctuation