Where does “ent-” come from?
ent- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἐντός, from Proto-Hellenic entós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éntos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
ent- (English): enantiomeric
Ancestry of “ent-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐντός | within, inside; within |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | entós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éntos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “ent-”