Where does “interorganic” come from?

interorganic (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.

interorganic (English): Between organs

Definitions

  1. Between organs

Ancestry of “interorganic”, step by step

interorganic traces back through 3 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 organic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorganicPertaining to or derived from living organisms;...
2Middle EnglishorganicResembling or functioning like an organ; composed...
3Old Frenchorganique
4Latinorganicusmusician, instrumentalist; instrumental; organic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via French interorganique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinterorganiqueinterorganic
2Frenchinter-inter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros