English
intersecondary
From inter- + secondary.
Formed from inter- + secondary
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; second’
Latin secundārius ‘of the second class or quality’
Middle English secundarie ‘secondary’
English secondary
Today it means
adj Between secondary schools
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / intersecondary