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Where does “inter-” come from?

inter- (Catalan) comes from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

inter- (Catalan): inter-

Definitions

  1. inter-

Ancestry of “inter-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininterbetween, among; during, while
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “inter-”

  • intercontinental
  • interacció
  • internacionalitzar
  • internacionalment
  • internacional
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