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Where does “intestino” come from?

intestino (Italian) comes from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

intestino (Italian): intestine; internal; internecine

Definitions

  1. intestine; internal; internecine

Ancestry of “intestino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintestīnus—
2Latinintuswithin, inside; at home
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intestino”

  • intestine
  • gastrointestinale
  • intestinale
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →