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.
inter canem et lupum
Between the dog and the wolf, twilight.
intercavernous
Between the cavernous sinuses; as, the intercavernous sinuses connecting the cavernous sinuses at the base of the brain.
intercede
1. To plead with someone in authority on behalf of somebody else; especially, a person who is to be punished for something.
2. To speak in support of someone involved in a dispute.
3. To attempt to settle or to reconcile a dispute between other people; to mediate.
intercellular
intercept
intercepted
intercepter
interception
interceptor
intercession
1. The act of intervening; such as, to mediate a dispute.
2. The action of pleading on someone's behalf.
3. The action of attempt to settle a dispute.
4. A prayer to God, a god, or a saint on behalf of another person or something.
interchange
interchangeable
interchangeably
interchurch
Occurring between or among or common to different churches or denominations; interdenominational.
intercommunicate
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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