Where does “interdepartmental” come from?
Interdepartmental derives from English department, combining the Latin prefix inter- (between) and Latin pars (part), with -mentum forming a noun from Latin volvere (to turn).
interdepartmental (English): Between departments; to do with the connection of...
Definitions
- Between departments; to do with the connection of...
Ancestry of “interdepartmental”, step by step
interdepartmental traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English department
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | department | A part, portion, or subdivision; A distinct... |
| 2 | French | département | department; département |
| 3 | Middle French | département | — |
| 4 | Old French | département | — |
| 5 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 6 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |