Where does “inter-” come from?

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

inter- (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Latin inter →