Where does “intimate” come from?
intimate (Italian) comes from Italian intimare, from Late Latin intimo.
intimate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “intimate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | intimare | to order in a peremptory or imperious way; to... |
| 2 | Late Latin | intimo | — |