interplate

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-bor.

English inter-

Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us

Proto-Hellenic *plətús

Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor.

Vulgar Latin *platta

Old French platebor.

Middle English plate

English plate

English interplate

From inter- + plate.

Adjective

interplate (not comparable)

1. (of seismic activity, geology) between tectonic plates

See also

• intraplate

Anagrams

• eletriptan