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Where does “intrigante” come from?

intrigante (French) comes from French intrigant, from French intriguant, from French intriguer, from Italian intrigare, from Latin intrīcō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

intrigante (French): feminine singular of intrigant

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of intrigant

Ancestry of “intrigante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchintrigantdevious, scheming; bizarre, odd
2Frenchintriguantpresent participle of intriguer
3Frenchintriguerto puzzle; to make interested or curious; to...
4Italianintrigareto scheme, plot, intrigue; to entangle
5Latinintrīcō—
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intrigante”

  • intrigante
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