Where does “interprotocol” come from?

interprotocol (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.

interprotocol (English): Between protocols

Definitions

  1. Between protocols

Ancestry of “interprotocol”, step by step

interprotocol 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 protocol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprotocolThe minutes, or official record, of a negotiation...
2Middle Frenchprotocolledocument, record
3Late Latinprotocollumthe first sheet of a volume; the first sheet of a...
4Byzantine Greekπρωτόκολλονfirst sheet glued onto a manuscript; first sheet...
5Ancient Greekπρωτο-first, primary
6Ancient Greekπρῶτοςfirst; earliest; foremost, most prominent
7Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros