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Where does “inter-Sunni” come from?

inter-Sunni (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

inter-Sunni (English): Between Sunni movements or madhabs

Definitions

  1. Between Sunni movements or madhabs

Ancestry of “inter-Sunni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
2Middle Englishenteren—
3Frenchentrerto enter
4Middle Frenchentrerto enter
5Old Frenchentrerto enter
6Latinintrō—
7Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
8Latininterus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
10Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
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