Where does “intermetastatic” come from?

intermetastatic (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.

intermetastatic (English): Between metastases

Definitions

  1. Between metastases

Ancestry of “intermetastatic”, step by step

intermetastatic 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 metastatic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetastaticRelating to, or producing metastasis
2Frenchmétastatiquemetastatic
3Frenchstatiquestatic
4New Latinstaticus
5Ancient Greekστατικόςcausing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest
6Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
7Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus