Where does “interpause” come from?

interpause (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.

interpause (English): An intermission; Between pauses

Definitions

  1. An intermission; Between pauses

Ancestry of “interpause”, step by step

interpause 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 Pause

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPauseA button whose functions are pausing and resuming...
2Middle Frenchpausepause (brief cessation)
3Latinpausaa pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
4Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros