Where does “intraterrestrial” come from?
intraterrestrial (English) comes from English intra-, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
intraterrestrial (English): a microbe which lives deep underground; any of a...
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- a microbe which lives deep underground; any of a...
Ancestry of “intraterrestrial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | intra- | a prefix signifying inside, within, interior,... |
| 2 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 3 | Latin | interus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |