Where does “intim” come from?
intim (Danish) comes from Latin intimus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
intim (Danish): intimate
Ancestry of “intim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | intimus | inmost; profound; most or very secret or intimate |
| 2 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 3 | Latin | în | — |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “intim”