[1915–20; inter- + fertile]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: collage, decoder, feedback, soviet, takeoutinter- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,”“in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest). On this model, inter- is used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental)
Examples of 'interfertile' in a sentence
interfertile
These two olive types are interfertile and have led to a large number of varieties.
Ergün KAYA, Emel YILMAZ GÖKDOĞAN 2015, 'Molecular Characterization of Some Turkish Olive Cultivars Using Random AmplifiedPolymorphic DNA (RAPD) Markers', Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisihttp://dergipark.ulakbim.gov.tr/sdufenbed/article/view/1089004979. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)