Where does “interallelic” come from?

interallelic (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.

interallelic (English): Occurring between two alleles of the same gene

Definitions

  1. Occurring between two alleles of the same gene

Ancestry of “interallelic”, step by step

interallelic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English inter

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

via English allele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalleleOne of a number of alternative forms of the same...
2GermanAllelallele
3GermanAllelomorph
4EnglishallelomorphSynonym of allele
5Greekαλληλ-Alternative form of αλληλο-; reciprocal, mutual;...
6Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
7Proto-Hellenicáľľosother, another
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus