Where does “interior” come from?

Interior comes from Latin interior, the comparative form of interus meaning "inner," ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros with the comparative suffix -teros.

interior (English): Within any limits, enclosure, or substance;...

Definitions

  1. Within any limits, enclosure, or substance;...

Ancestry of “interior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininteriorinner, interior; nearer
2Latininterus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
4Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “interior”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros →Every word from Latin interus →