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

  1. feminine plural of intestino

Ancestry of “intestine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianintestinointestine; internal; internecine
2Latinintestīnusinternal in various senses, namely
3Latinintuswithin, inside; at home
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →