Where does “interscapulars” come from?

interscapulars (English) comes from English interscapular, from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

interscapulars (English): The interscapular feathers of a bird

Definitions

  1. The interscapular feathers of a bird

Ancestry of “interscapulars”, step by step

interscapulars traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English interscapular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterscapularBetween the shoulder blades; An interscapular...
2EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
3Middle Englishenteren
4Frenchentrerto enter
5Middle Frenchentrerto enter
6Old Frenchentrerto enter
7Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
8Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
9Latininterus
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
11Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via English S

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSThe ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros