Where does “intercategorically” come from?

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

intercategorically (English): Between categories

Definitions

  1. Between categories

Ancestry of “intercategorically”, step by step

intercategorically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English intercategorical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintercategoricalBetween categories
2EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
3Middle Englishenteren
4Frenchentrerto enter
5Middle Frenchentrerto enter
6Old Frenchentrerto enter
7Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
8Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
9Latininterus
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
11Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus
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