Where does “intermosque” come from?

intermosque (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.

intermosque (English): Between mosques

Definitions

  1. Between mosques

Ancestry of “intermosque”, step by step

intermosque 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 mosque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmosqueA place of worship for Muslims, often having at...
2Frenchmosquéemosque
3Italianmoscheamosque
4Spanishmezquitamosque; a Native American religious site
5Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
6Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
7ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
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