Where does “intestine” come from?
Intestine comes from Latin intestinus, derived from Latin intus, which traces back through Latin in and Proto-Italic en to Proto-Indo-European h₁én.
intestine (English): The alimentary canal of an animal through which...
Definitions
- The alimentary canal of an animal through which...
Ancestry of “intestine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | intestīnum | guts, intestines, entrails of the abdomen |
| 2 | Latin | intestīnus | internal in various senses, namely |
| 3 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |