inter

Meaning

1. (with-accusative) between, among
2. (with-accusative) during, while

Concepts

between

among

about

around

approximately

roughly

for

Synonyms

in

pro

Translations

entre

zwischen

entre

entre

tra

fra

tussen

seit

ανάμεσα

-lang

για

depuis

mitten unter

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɪn.tɛr]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ənter, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér (“between”). Cognates include Sanskrit अन्तर् (antár, “between, within, into”), Oscan 𐌀𐌍𐌕𐌄𐌓 (anter, “between”), Old Irish eter (“between”), Albanian ndër (“between, among, amid, throughout”), Old High German untar (“between”) and German unter (“among”).
PIE adverb *h₁entér gave rise to the adjective *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”), whence also interior (“interior”) and intrā (“inside, within”).
The change from instrumental/ablative and accusative to accusative only is caused by *-teros used adverbially.