Where does “in situ” come from?
in situ (English) comes from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
in situ (English): in its original position or place
Definitions
- in its original position or place
Ancestry of “in situ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | în | — |
| 2 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |