Etymograph

English

interstadial

From inter- + stadial.

A compound of inter- + stadial

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

English inter-

Latin stadiālis

English stadial

Today it means

adj Between developmental stages.

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

Etymograph / interstadial