Where does “intermicrosaccade” come from?

intermicrosaccade (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.

intermicrosaccade (English): Between microsaccades

Definitions

  1. Between microsaccades

Ancestry of “intermicrosaccade”, step by step

intermicrosaccade 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 microsaccade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicrosaccadeA small, jerky eye movement that is a part of...
2EnglishsaccadeA sudden jerking movement; A rapid jerky movement...
3Frenchsaccadea jerk; a rapid jerky movement of the eye from...
4Frenchsaquerto sack, fire; to not be able to stand someone;...
5Frenchsacbag, sack; ten French francs; plunder, loot
6Old Norsesakato do harm, to scathe; to blame, find fault with
7Proto-Germanicsakōnąto charge, seek legal action against
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros
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