Where does “intersuck” come from?
intersuck (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.
intersuck (English): To suck mutually; Between sucks
Definitions
- To suck mutually; Between sucks
Ancestry of “intersuck”, step by step
intersuck 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 suck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suck | An instance of drawing something into one's mouth... |
| 2 | Middle English | souken | To suck; to extract or draw with the mouth; To... |
| 3 | Old English | sūcan | to suck |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sūkan | to suck; to suckle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūkaną | to suck; to suckle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |