inter-, intero-
(Latin: between; among, mutually, together; on the inside, internal)
Although abstracted from the many compounds in which it entered English, the form inter- was not generally considered a living prefix in English until the 1400s.
During the later period of Middle English many words borrowed in the Old and Middle French forms entre-, enter- began to be consciously respelled with Latin inter-; although vestiges of the older French borrowings are found in entertain and enterprise.
The living prefix inter- is now freely added to almost any element in English to create such formations with the meaning of "between" and "among". The words formed by intra- are closely related to this inter- prefix; in fact, they both apparently came from the same Latin source.
interplanetary
Situated between the planets. Also, existing between planets or pertaining to travel between planets.
interplanetary scintillation
The Sun emits blobs of plasma (known as the solar wind). Depending on the geometry, rays through different blobs can be focused to a single point. A sort of "twinkling" known as interplanetary scintillation can therefore be observed.
interpolate
interpolation
interpose
interposition
interpret
interpretation
interpreter
interpunction
interpupillary
1. Occurring between the pupils of the eyes, referring especially to the distance between the pupils.
2. Extending between the pupils of the eyes; also, extending between the centers of a pair of spectacle lenses; such as, interpupillary distance.
interregnum (in tuhr REG nuhm)
1. The time between the end of one reign and the beginning of the next one.
2. The time between two reigns, governments, etc.
3. A period of time during which there is no government, control, or authority.
4. An interruption or a pause or gap in any continuous activity or series.
interrobang, interrabang
A rarely used, nonstandard English-language punctuation mark (‽) intended to combine the functions of a question mark and an exclamation point.
The "bang" in interrobang is a printer's slang term for an exclamation point.
The typographical character resembles those marks superimposed one over the other. In informal writing, the same effect is achieved by placing the exclamation point after or before the question mark, e.g. "What?!" or "What!?".
A sentence ending with an interrobang either asks a question in an excited manner or expresses excitement or disbelief in the form of a question: "You forgot to put gas in the car?!"
interrogate
1, To question someone thoroughly, often in an aggressive or threatening manner and especially as part of a formal investigation; such as, in a police station or courtroom.
2. To transmit a request to a computer program, or device, for information; such as, to a printer for the status of a print job or to a database for specific data.
interrogate
Related "together" units:
com-;
greg-;
struct-.
Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "internal organs, entrails, inside":
ent-;
enter-;
fistul-;
incret-;
intra-;
splanchn-;
viscer-.
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