Where does “intriguant” come from?
intriguant (French) comes from French intriguer, from Italian intrigare, from Latin intrīcō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
intriguant (French): present participle of intriguer
Definitions
- present participle of intriguer
Ancestry of “intriguant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | intriguer | to puzzle; to make interested or curious; to... |
| 2 | Italian | intrigare | to scheme, plot, intrigue; to entangle |
| 3 | Latin | intrīcō | — |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “intriguant”