English word interstate comes from English state, English inter- (Between, amid, among, during, within, mutual, reciprocal.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| state | English (eng) | (obsolete) stately (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.. (computing) The set of all parameters relevant to a computation.. (computing) The stable condition of a processor during a particular clock cycle.. (computing) The values of all parameters at some point in a computation.. (mathematics, stochastic processes) [...] |
| inter- | English (eng) | Between, amid, among, during, within, mutual, reciprocal. |
| interstate | English (eng) | (chiefly, US, and, Australia) Of, or relating to two or more states. (chiefly, US, and, Australia) Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense). (US) A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System. |