Where does “intermine” come from?

intermine (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.

intermine (English): To intersect or penetrate with mines

Definitions

  1. To intersect or penetrate with mines

Ancestry of “intermine”, step by step

intermine 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 Mine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMineAlternative letter-case form of mine "often used...
2Frenchminemine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher
3Bretonminface of an animal; beak, muzzle
4Italianminamine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which...
5LatinminaA Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek...
6Gaulishmēnāore, mine
7Proto-Celtic*meinisore, metal
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy(H)nis
9Proto-Indo-European(s)mēy(H)-to cut, hew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus