inter-

Meaning

1. morphemeinter-, between, in between, among, together
   inter- + pōnō (“to place”) → interpōnō (“to place between”)
   inter- + serō (“to plant”) → interserō (“to plant or sow between, among; to intersperce”)
2. morphemedenoting interruption or hindrance
   inter- + cedō (“to move”) → intercēdō (“to interrupt”)
   inter- + loquor (“to speak”) → interloquor (“to speak as to interrupt”)
3. morphemeapart, asunder
   inter- + secō (“to cut”) → intersecō (“to cut apart”)
   inter- + rumpō (“to break”) → interrumpō (“to break apart”)
4. morphemeat intervals, from time to time, for a time or while
   inter- + vīsō (“to stare at”) → intervīsō (“to see from time to time → to visit”)
   inter- + quiēscō (“to rest”) → interquiēscō (“to rest for a while”)
5. morphemeindicating destruction and/or death; emphasizes the meaning of verbs already with this sense
   inter- + eō (“to go”) → intereō (“to die”)
   inter- + faciō (“to do; to shape”) → interficiō (“to kill”)

Origins

From the preposition inter.