English
intersecondintersecond
From inter- + second.
Formed from inter- + second
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’
Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’
Latin inter ‘between’
English inter-
Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- ‘to follow’
Proto-Italic *sekʷondo-
Latin secundus ‘following’
Old French second
Middle English secunde
English second
The story
A recent coinage; see usage notes.
Today it means
adj Between the members of the second pair of specified things (such as premolars or molars).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / intersecond
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