Where does “intrados” come from?
intrados (English) comes from French intradossé, from French dos, from Old French dos, from Vulgar Latin dossum, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.
intrados (English): The inner curve of an arch or vault
Definitions
- The inner curve of an arch or vault
Ancestry of “intrados”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | intradossé | — |
| 2 | French | dos | back; backs; backstroke |
| 3 | Old French | dos | back |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | dossum | — |
| 5 | Latin | dorsum | back, part of the body between the neck and... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dorsom | — |