Where does “nonintimate” come from?
nonintimate (English) comes from English intimate, from Latin intimatus, from Latin intimō, from Latin intimus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
nonintimate (English): Not intimate
Ancestry of “nonintimate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | intimate | Closely acquainted; familiar; Of or involved in a... |
| 2 | Latin | intimatus | |
| 3 | Latin | intimō | — |
| 4 | Latin | intimus | inmost; profound; most or very secret or intimate |
| 5 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 6 | Latin | în | — |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |