Where does “intricate” come from?
Intricate comes from Latin intricatus, past participle of intricare, composed of the prefix in- and a root from Proto-Indo-European ne, meaning to entangle or perplex.
intricate (English): Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity;...
Definitions
- Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity;...
Ancestry of “intricate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | intricatus | entangled; intricate, complex |
| 2 | Latin | intrīcō | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “intricate”