Etymograph

English

interreference

From inter- + reference.

Formed from inter- + reference

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

English inter-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’

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Latin referō ‘to carry back; to return, reply’

Latin referēns ‘returning’

Medieval Latin referentia

Middle French référence

English reference

Today it means

noun Mutual reference between two or more things.

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

Etymograph / interreference