Where does “interduplex” come from?

interduplex (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.

interduplex (English): Between duplexes

Definitions

  1. Between duplexes

Ancestry of “interduplex”, step by step

interduplex 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 duplex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishduplexDouble, made up of two parts; Bidirectional;...
2Latinduplextwofold, double; bipartite, cloven; ambiguous
3LatinplicoI fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive
4Proto-Italicplekāō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus
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