Where does “intermethod” come from?

intermethod (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.

intermethod (English): Between methods

Definitions

  1. Between methods

Ancestry of “intermethod”, step by step

intermethod 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 method

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethodA process by which a task is completed; a way of...
2Middle Frenchmethodemethod; manner of doing something
3Latinmethodusmethod; way of teaching
4Ancient Greekμέθοδοςfollowing after, pursuit; pursuit of knowledge,...
5Ancient Greekμετάin the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
7Proto-Indo-Europeanin the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros
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