Where does “intersymptom” come from?
intersymptom (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.
intersymptom (English): Between the recurrence of symptoms
Definitions
- Between the recurrence of symptoms
Ancestry of “intersymptom”, step by step
intersymptom 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 symptom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | symptom | A perceived change in some function, sensation or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σύμπτωμα | anything that has befallen one, a chance,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συμπίπτω | I fall together, meet violently; I fall upon,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |