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Where does “intrapersonal” come from?

Intrapersonal comes from Latin intrāpersōnālis, formed from intrā meaning "within" and persōnālis meaning "of a person."

intrapersonal (English): Within the mind of an individual person

Definitions

  1. Within the mind of an individual person

Ancestry of “intrapersonal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpersonalPertaining to human beings as distinct from...
2Middle Englishpersonal—
3Old Frenchpersonelpersonal
4Latinpersōnālis—
5Latinpersōna—
6Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
7Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
8Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
9Proto-Hellenicókʷs—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “intrapersonal”

  • intrapersonally
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →