inter

between, among

Spelled inter · inter 'between, among'

Latin inter, between: an interlocutor speaks between people, intervene means come between, and an interval is the space between events.

Words built from it

intercede — to act between sides to help settle a dispute
inter- (between) + ced (go)
intervene — to come between events or people
inter- (between) + ven (come)
interrupt — to break into an ongoing action or speech
inter- (between) + rupt (break)
interlocutor — a person taking part in a conversation
inter- (between) + locut (speak) + -or (person who)
interval — a space or period between things
inter- (between) + vall (rampart)
interstellar — existing or traveling between stars
inter- (between) + stellar (stars)

interred — It comes through French from Latin in- (in) + terra (earth), meaning 'put into the earth,' not inter-.