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

  1. Between the two plexiform layers

Ancestry of “interplexiform”, step by step

interplexiform 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 plexiform

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplexiformHaving the form of a plexus; plexiform...
2English-iformAlternative form of -form
3English-formHaving the shape or form of; looking like;...
4EnglishformicOf or pertaining to ants; Of, pertaining to or...
5Frenchformiqueformic
6French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
7Middle French-iqueic
8Old French-ique-ic
9Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
10Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros