Where does “interplexiform” come from?
interplexiform (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.
interplexiform (English): Between the two plexiform layers
Definitions
- Between the two plexiform layers
Ancestry of “interplexiform”, step by step
interplexiform 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 plexiform
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plexiform | Having the form of a plexus; plexiform... |
| 2 | English | -iform | Alternative form of -form |
| 3 | English | -form | Having the shape or form of; looking like;... |
| 4 | English | formic | Of or pertaining to ants; Of, pertaining to or... |
| 5 | French | formique | formic |
| 6 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 7 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 8 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 9 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |