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Where does “intrattenere” come from?

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

intrattenere (Italian): to entertain; to establish or maintain; to...

Definitions

  1. to entertain; to establish or maintain; to...

Ancestry of “intrattenere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianintra-intra-
2Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
3Latininterus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
5Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
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