Inter, Intra, Intro, Extra

• PostEagle
• December 30, 2018
• Word Etymology
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The following Latin prefixes are used in English:
INTER – between, among
INTRA – within, inside
INTRO – within
EXTRA – outside

In an intercollegiate contest the contest is between one or more colleges.

In an intracollegiate contest the contest is within the same school
as when the freshmen play against the sophomores.

What is the difference between:
INTERMURAL AND INTRAMURAL (murus = wall)
INTERSTATE AND INTRASTATE
INTERVENOUS AND INTRAVENOUS (vena = vein)

INTRO is used in the words: INTRODUCE, INTROSPECTION,
INTROVERT (vertere = to turn)

EXTRA is used in the words: EXTRAORDINARY, EXTRALEGAL, EXTRAMURAL
and of course in the newspaper boy’s shout – “extra, extra, read all about it.”