tmesis

noun

tme·​sis (tə-)ˈmē-səs 

: separation of parts of a compound word by the intervention of one or more words (such as what place soever for whatsoever place)

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Greek tmēsis act of cutting, from temnein to cut — more at tome

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tmesis

• phasis
• pertussis