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Where does “hyperinterval” come from?

hyperinterval (English) comes from English interval, from Middle English interval, from Old French intervalle, from Latin intervallum, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

hyperinterval (English): A box formed of intervals in multiple directions

Definitions

  1. A box formed of intervals in multiple directions

Ancestry of “hyperinterval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintervalA distance in space; A period of time; The...
2Middle Englishinterval—
3Old Frenchintervalle—
4LatinintervallumThe open space within the vallum of a camp or...
5Latininterbetween, among; during, while
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →