English
interreflection
From inter- + reflection.
Formed from inter- + reflection
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’
Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’
Latin inter ‘between’
English inter-
Latin flectō ‘to turn or curl’
Latin reflectō ‘to turn back or away’
Late Latin reflexiō ‘turning away or back’
Middle French reflection
Middle English refleccion
English reflection
Today it means
noun The illumination of an object by reflected light from other objects that are not light sources.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / interreflection