Where does “interfaculty” come from?
interfaculty (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.
interfaculty (English): Between faculties
Definitions
- Between faculties
Ancestry of “interfaculty”, step by step
interfaculty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English faculty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | faculty | The academic staff at schools, colleges,... |
| 2 | Middle English | faculte | Power, skill, capability, capacity; the amount... |
| 3 | Old French | faculte | — |
| 4 | Latin | facultās | ability to do any thing easily, skill, capacity, power |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fakelitāts | — |