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Where does “intricare” come from?

intricare (Italian) comes from Latin intrīcō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

intricare (Italian): to tangle; to complicate

Definitions

  1. to tangle; to complicate

Ancestry of “intricare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintrīcō—
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intricare”

  • intrigue
  • intriguer
  • intriguery
  • intricate
  • intrigue
  • intrige
  • intrige
  • intrige
  • entrika
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →