Where does “interphotoreceptor” come from?

interphotoreceptor (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.

interphotoreceptor (English): Between photoreceptors

Definitions

  1. Between photoreceptors

Ancestry of “interphotoreceptor”, step by step

interphotoreceptor 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 photoreceptor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphotoreceptorA specialized neuron or other structure able to...
2EnglishreceptorA protein on a cell wall that binds with specific...
3Old Frenchreceptour
4Latinreceptorius
5Latinrecipiōto take back, (i.e., regain possession of something)
6Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus