Where does “interclast” come from?

interclast (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.

interclast (English): Between clasts

Definitions

  1. Between clasts

Ancestry of “interclast”, step by step

interclast 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 clast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishclasta fragment of rock that was broken from a larger...
2EnglishclasticMade up of parts that are easily removable; Made...
3Ancient Greekκλαστόςbroken
4Ancient Greekκλάωto break, to break off, to break into pieces; to...
5Ancient Greekκλαίωcry, weep; first-person singular future...
6Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
7Proto-Hellenicklāyyō
8Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus