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Where does “noninternal” come from?

noninternal (English) comes from English internal, from Middle English internall, from Latin internālis, from Latin internus, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

noninternal (English): Not internal

Definitions

  1. Not internal

Ancestry of “noninternal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishinternalinside of something; within the body; concerned...
2Middle Englishinternall—
3Latininternālis—
4Latininternusinward, internal; domestic, civil, internal
5Latininterbetween, among; during, while
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
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