Where does “innuent” come from?
innuent (English) comes from Latin innuens, from Latin innuo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
innuent (English): Conveying a hint; significant
Definitions
- Conveying a hint; significant
Ancestry of “innuent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | innuens | nodding, hinting; intimating, signifying |
| 2 | Latin | innuo | I give a nod, sign; I hint with a gesture; I... |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |