Where does “intercarinal” come from?

intercarinal (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.

intercarinal (English): Between adjacent carinae

Definitions

  1. Between adjacent carinae

Ancestry of “intercarinal”, step by step

intercarinal traces back through two 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 carinal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarinalRelating to a carina
2EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
3Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
4Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
5Old Dutchāl
6Proto-West Germanicallall
7Proto-Germanicallazall
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus