Where does “intimate” come from?

intimate (Italian) comes from Italian intimare, from Late Latin intimo.

intimate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present indicative of...

Ancestry of “intimate”, step by step

intimate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian intimare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianintimareto order in a peremptory or imperious way; to...
2Late Latinintimo—

via Italian intimato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianintimatopast participle of intimare
Every word from Late Latin intimo →Every word from Italian intimare →