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
Ancestry of “intern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | internus | inward, internal; domestic, civil, internal |
| 2 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
Words derived from “intern”