Where does “interstitium” come from?

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

interstitium (Latin): gap, interval; interstice

Definitions

  1. gap, interval; interstice

Ancestry of “interstitium”, step by step

interstitium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin intersistere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintersistere
2Latininterbetween, among; during, while
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Latin intersistō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintersistō

Words derived from “interstitium

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en
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