Where does “interdum” come from?

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

interdum (Latin): sometimes; occasionally

Definitions

  1. sometimes; occasionally

Ancestry of “interdum”, step by step

interdum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin inter

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

via Latin dum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindumwhile, whilst, as, meanwhile; until, long enough...
2Proto-Italicdom—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Latin inter →