Where does “intertidally” come from?
intertidally (English) comes from English intertidal, from English tidal, from English tide, from Middle English tyde, from Old English tīd, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- — to share, divide.
intertidally (English): In an intertidal region; Between successive tides
Definitions
- In an intertidal region; Between successive tides
Ancestry of “intertidally”, step by step
intertidally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intertidal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intertidal | Pertaining to the part of a shore between the... |
| 2 | English | tidal | relating to tides |
| 3 | English | tide | The periodic change of the sea level,... |
| 4 | Middle English | tyde | A time (period), season |
| 5 | Old English | tīd | time, period, season; period, season, time;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |