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.
interminably
intermingle
intermission
1. The act of suspending an activity temporarily.
2. A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something.
3. A respite or recess.
4. The period between the acts of a theatrical or musical performance.
intermit, intermits, intermitted, intermitting
1. To cease an action temporarily.
2. To suspend or cause to suspend an activity temporarily or periodically.
intermittent, intermittence, intermittently
1. Stopping and starting at regular intervals.
2. Stopping and starting at irregular intervals (Example: "Intermittent rain showers").
3. Alternately containing and empty of water; such as, an intermittent lake.
intermodal
internal
internally
international
internationalism
internationalist
internationalization
internationalize
internationally
internaut
Someone who explores the internet (or "cyberspace"), and who is normally searching for information; an "internet sailor" or a "sailor on the internet".
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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