Where does “integumentary” come from?
integumentary (English) comes from English integument, from Latin integumentum, from Latin intego, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
integumentary (English): Of, related to, or composed of integuments
Definitions
- Of, related to, or composed of integuments
Ancestry of “integumentary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | integument | An outer protective covering such as the feathers... |
| 2 | Latin | integumentum | covering, guard, shield |
| 3 | Latin | intego | I cover; I protect |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |