Where does “interterritorially” come from?
interterritorially (English) comes from English interterritorial, 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.
interterritorially (English): Between territories
Definitions
- Between territories
Ancestry of “interterritorially”, step by step
interterritorially traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interterritorial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interterritorial | Between territories |
| 2 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 3 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 4 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 7 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 8 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 9 | Latin | interus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |