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Where does “introductif” come from?

introductif (French) comes from French introducteur, from Latin introductor, from Latin intrōdūcō, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

introductif (French): introductory

Definitions

  1. introductory

Ancestry of “introductif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchintroducteurintroducer
2Latinintroductoran introducer
3Latinintrōdūcō—
4Latinintrō—
5Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
6Latininterus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
8Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “introductif”

  • introductiv
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