Where does “intestine” come from?
intestine (Italian) comes from Italian intestino, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
intestine (Italian): feminine plural of intestino
Definitions
- feminine plural of intestino
Ancestry of “intestine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | intestino | intestine; internal; internecine |
| 2 | Latin | intestīnus | — |
| 3 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |