Where does “intima” come from?
intima (Italian) comes from Italian intimo, from Latin intimus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
intima (Italian): feminine singular of intimo; third-person...
Definitions
- feminine singular of intimo; third-person...
Ancestry of “intima”, step by step
intima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian intimo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | intimo | intimate, close; intimate, private, innermost;... |
| 2 | Latin | intimus | inmost; profound; most or very secret or intimate |
| 3 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |