Where does “intervessel” come from?

intervessel (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.

intervessel (English): Between vessels

Definitions

  1. Between vessels

Ancestry of “intervessel”, step by step

intervessel 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 vessel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvesselAny craft designed for transportation on water,...
2Middle EnglishvesselA container or vessel; a box for storage; In...
3Old Frenchvaisselvessel
4Late Latinvascelluma small vase or urn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros
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