English
intrashelf
Intrashelf comes from Middle English schelfe ‘a shelf or ledge’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500schelfe‘a shelf or ledge’
- English1500–presentshelf
- Englishearliest quotation 2015intrashelf
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500schelfe‘a shelf or ledge’
- English1500–presentshelf
- Englishearliest quotation 2015intrashelf
Earliest quotation: 2015, Vital Fractionation Effects: “The Skały Beds, well-known for their rich and well-preserved…”
Linked words
through English shelf
Today it means
adj Within a single shelf.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English schelfe / intrashelf