Latin · prefix
inter-
between, among
Forms
- inter-
- enter- — Developed through French in some borrowed words.
Origin
Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *enter, ‘between; among.’
Note
It can connect more than two participants; it is not limited to a pair.
Words sharing this root
intellectThe capacity for abstract thought and understanding.intellectualDevoted to reasoning and the study of ideas.intelligenceInformation collected and analyzed for strategic purposes.intelligenceThe ability to learn, understand, and reason.intelligentAble to learn, reason, and respond appropriately.interactionCommunication or action between people or things that affect one another.interagencyInvolving cooperation between two or more government agencies.intercedeTo intervene on behalf of a person or cause.interceptionThe act of stopping or capturing something before it reaches its destination.interceptorA person or thing that catches or blocks something on its way.intercessionPleading on someone else's behalf, especially in prayer.interchangeThe exchange of one thing for another.interchangeA road junction allowing traffic to move between highways.interdictAn authoritative prohibition of a specified activity.interdictionAn official order forbidding an activity.interdictionThe interception of people or goods to prevent their movement.interestA stake in what affects one's welfare or advantage.interestMoney paid for borrowing money or keeping funds in an account.interestA desire to know about or engage with something.interludeA short intervening episode within a longer sequence.intermediarySomething that connects two otherwise separate stages or parties.intermediateOccupying a linking position between two others.intermissionA temporary break during or between activities or events.intermittentHappening from time to time rather than continuously.internationalInvolving or relating to more than one country.internecineInvolving destructive conflict within or between groups.internetThe worldwide network connecting computers and other devices.interpolationThe insertion of something between existing elements.interrogateTo question closely in order to obtain information.interrogationFormal or persistent questioning to obtain information.interrogativeExpressing or used to ask a question.interrogatorA person who questions someone closely or formally.interrogatoryHaving the purpose of asking for an answer.interruptTo break the flow of something happening.interruptionAn act or period of stopping something that is ongoing.intersectTo cross or share a common point or area.intersectionThe shared place where separate things meet.intersperseTo scatter things among other things at intervals.interstellarExisting, occurring, or traveling between stars.intervalThe measurable separation between two points.interventionAction taken to change a situation by becoming involved in it.