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Where does “subinterval” come from?

subinterval (English) comes from English interval, from Middle English interval, from Old French intervalle, from Latin intervallum, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

subinterval (English): Any of several smaller intervals into which a...

Definitions

  1. Any of several smaller intervals into which a...

Ancestry of “subinterval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintervalA distance in space; A period of time; The...
2Middle Englishinterval—
3Old Frenchintervalle—
4LatinintervallumThe open space within the vallum of a camp or...
5Latininterbetween, among; during, while
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →