English

intrachain

From intra- + chain.

A compound of intra- + chain

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inside, within’

Latin *interus

Latin intrā ‘within’

Proto-Italic *katesnā

Latin catēna ‘chain’

Old French chaeine ‘chain’

Middle English cheyne ‘a chain’

English chain

Today it means

adj Within a chain (of a polymer etc).

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

Etymograph / intrachain