Where does “interspin” come from?

interspin (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.

interspin (English): Between spins (of related electrons))

Definitions

  1. Between spins (of related electrons))

Ancestry of “interspin”, step by step

interspin 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 spin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspinTo rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction
2Middle EnglishspinnenTo spin or convert fibre into yarn; To make...
3Old Englishspinnanto spin
4Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-
6Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus
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