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