Where does “interiorness” come from?
interiorness (English) comes from English interior, from Latin interior, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
interiorness (English): Quality of being interior
Definitions
- Quality of being interior
Ancestry of “interiorness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | interior | Within any limits, enclosure, or substance;... |
| 2 | Latin | interior | inner, interior; nearer |
| 3 | Latin | interus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |