Where does “intrattenerci” come from?

intrattenerci (Italian) comes from Italian intrattenere, from Italian intra-, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “intrattenerci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianintrattenereto entertain; to establish or maintain; to...
2Italianintra-intra
3Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
4Latininterus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
6Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus
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