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Where does “intrude” come from?

Intrude comes from Latin intrudere, formed from the prefix in- and trudere, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to thrust or push inward.

intrude (English): To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without...

Definitions

  1. To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without...

Ancestry of “intrude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintrudere—
2Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
3Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
4Old Latinenin
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intrude”

  • intruder
  • intruding
  • intrudest
  • intrudingly
  • intrudeth
  • nonintruding
  • intrudable
  • unintrudable
  • cyberintruder
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