Where does “intestinal” come from?
Intestinal comes from English intestine, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin in, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én meaning "in."
intestinal (English): Relating to the intestines; Internal
Definitions
- Relating to the intestines; Internal
Ancestry of “intestinal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | intestinalis | intestinal; pertaining to the intestine |
| 2 | Latin | intestīnum | — |
| 3 | Latin | intestīnus | — |
| 4 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “intestinal”