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Where does “intramurally” come from?

intramurally (English) comes from English intramural, from Latin intramuralis, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

intramurally (English): In an intramural manner

Definitions

  1. In an intramural manner

Ancestry of “intramurally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintramuralWithin the walls; within one institution,...
2Latinintramuralis—
3Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
4Latininterus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
6Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
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