Where does “intercolline” come from?
intercolline (English) comes from English colline, from French colline, from Italian collina, from Latin collīna, from Latin collīnus, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.
intercolline (English): Situated between hills; applied especially to...
Definitions
- Situated between hills; applied especially to...
Ancestry of “intercolline”, step by step
intercolline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English colline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colline | A small hill or mount |
| 2 | French | colline | hill, downs |
| 3 | Italian | collina | hill |
| 4 | Latin | collīna | hill |
| 5 | Latin | collīnus | Of a hill; growing on a hill |
| 6 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 7 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |