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Where does “intrinsicness” come from?

intrinsicness (English) comes from English intrinsic, from Middle French intrinsèque, from Latin intrīnsecus, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

intrinsicness (English): The quality or state of being intrinsic

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being intrinsic

Ancestry of “intrinsicness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintrinsicInnate, inherent, inseparable from the thing...
2Middle Frenchintrinsèque—
3Latinintrīnsecus—
4Latininterbetween, among; during, while
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
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