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Where does “inter-” come from?

inter- (German) comes from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

inter- (German): inter-

Definitions

  1. inter-

Ancestry of “inter-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininterbetween, among; during, while
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “inter-”

  • interparlamentarisch
  • Intersubjektivität
  • interministeriell
  • intermetallisch
  • interzellulär
  • interglazial
  • intersubjektiv
  • interkulturell
  • interpersonell
  • interkonfessionell
  • interkranial
  • interozeanisch
  • interkrustal
  • interkristallin
  • intersexuell
  • interkontinental
  • Interhalogenverbindung
  • intervokalisch
  • intermenstruell
  • Interhalogen
  • intersektoral
  • intermolekular
  • interplanetar
  • interzellular
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