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inter-

prefix
/ɪntə(r)/UK/ɪntɚ/CA

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *ənter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Borrowed from Latin inter- (“between, amid”), a form of prepositional inter (“between”).

  1. borrowed from inter- — “between, amid”

Definitions

  1. A position which is in between two (or more) of the kind indicated by the root.

    • interblog
    • intercausal
    • interexperiential

  2. Mutually

    Mutually: the root verb or property has a symmetric and bidirectional relationship between the relevant parties.

    • interlegible
    • interattraction
    • intercalibrate

  3. Combining together

    Combining together: the root verb is done together, generally uniting or merging multiple objects.

    • interfuse
    • interknit
    • interreact
  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. Hybrid

      Hybrid: combining two or more of the root together to produce a hybrid.

      • interculture
      • interhalogen
      • interprime

    2. Internally

      Internally: the root verb is done in between or among relevant entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.

      • intershine
      • interdistinguish
      • interreflection

    3. Alternating

      Alternating: a sequence of alternating kinds of the root.

      • interlaminate
      • interplant
      • interbed

    4. Link

      Link: to connect multiple kinds of the root.

      • intercellular
      • interneuron
      • internetwork

    5. Involving multiple of the root.

      • interdisciplinary
      • intermodal
      • intergenetic

    6. Intermediate between multiple of the type indicated by the root.

      • intergenotype
      • interform
      • intermedia

    7. Internet

      Internet: relating to the internet or computer networking.

      • internetted
      • interblag

    8. Intersex

      Intersex: relating to intersex people.

      • intersexual
      • interphobia
      • intergender

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Derived

interact, interaction, interactive, interarticular, intercede, interethnic, interface, interlace, intermediary, intermediate, intermit, international, Internet, interplanetary, interpolate, interpolitical, interpret, interproject, intersperse, interstate, interstellar, interwoven, interacetabular, interacinar, interaggregate, interallelic, interamplicon, interanimal, interanimate, interanion, interankle, interantennal, interapplication, interarch, interarea, interarm, interarray, interarterial, interarticle, interassay · +1,062 more

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No curated loop yet for inter-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA