Where does “intertreatment” come from?

intertreatment (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.

intertreatment (English): Between treatments

Definitions

  1. Between treatments

Ancestry of “intertreatment”, step by step

intertreatment 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 treatment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtreatmentThe process or manner of treating someone or...
2EnglishtreatTo negotiate, discuss terms, bargain; To...
3Middle Englishtreten
4Old Frenchtretier
5Latintractāre
6Latintractōto tug, drag or haul
7Latin-tōForms here
8Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
9Proto-Italic-tus
10Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus
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