Where does “intertheater” come from?

intertheater (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.

intertheater (English): Between military theaters

Definitions

  1. Between military theaters

Ancestry of “intertheater”, step by step

intertheater 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 theater

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtheaterA place or building, consisting of a stage and...
2Middle EnglishtheaterA theatre open to the sky; an amphitheatre; Any...
3Old Frenchteatretheater
4LatintheātrumA theatre or theater, playhouse; stage
5Ancient Greekθέατρονtheatre, gathering place; play, spectacle
6Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
9Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus