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Where does “intrusion” come from?

Intrusion comes from Old French intrusion, derived from Latin intrusio, meaning the act of thrusting in or forcing oneself upon something.

intrusion (English): The forcible inclusion or entry of an external...

Definitions

  1. The forcible inclusion or entry of an external...

Ancestry of “intrusion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchintrusion—
2Latinintrusio—
3Latinintrudo—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intrusion”

  • nonintrusion
  • intrusionist
  • intrusionism
  • antiintrusion
  • intrusional
  • cyberintrusion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →