Where does “interocean” come from?
interocean (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.
interocean (English): Between oceans
Definitions
- Between oceans
Ancestry of “interocean”, step by step
interocean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English ocean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ocean | One of the large bodies of water separating the... |
| 2 | Middle English | occean | A large sea believed to encircle the world's... |
| 3 | Old French | occean | ocean |
| 4 | Latin | Ōceanus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὠκεανός | ocean |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὠκεανός | the great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a... |