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Where does “intricateness” come from?

intricateness (English) comes from English intricate, from Latin intricatus, from Latin intrīcō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

intricateness (English): The state or quality of being intricate;...

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being intricate;...

Ancestry of “intricateness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintricateHaving a great deal of fine detail or complexity;...
2Latinintricatusentangled; intricate, complex
3Latinintrīcō—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →