Where does “intern” come from?

intern (German) comes from Latin internus, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

intern (German): internal

Definitions

  1. internal

Ancestry of “intern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininternusinward, internal; domestic, civil, internal
2Latininterbetween, among; during, while
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “intern”

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