myEtymology.com: English etymology of interdigitate

Etymology of the English word interdigitate

the English word interdigitate

using the English prefix inter-

derived from the Latin prefix inter-

derived from the Latin word inter (between)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en

derived from the English word digitate

The earliest known usage of interdigitate in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English