Where does “interbedded” come from?

Interbedded comes from English bedded with the prefix inter- from Latin inter, meaning "between," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European welH-, a root meaning "to turn" or "to roll."

interbedded (English): Occurring between beds of rock

Definitions

  1. Occurring between beds of rock

Ancestry of “interbedded”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishinter-between, amid, among, during, within, mutual,...
2Latininter-inter-, between, in between, among, together
Every word from Latin inter- →Every word from English inter- →