Where does “intrigare” come from?
intrigare (Italian) comes from Latin intrīcō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
intrigare (Italian): to scheme, plot, intrigue; to entangle
Definitions
- to scheme, plot, intrigue; to entangle
Ancestry of “intrigare”, step by step
intrigare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin intrīcō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | intrīcō | to entangle, perplex, embarrass |
| 2 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 3 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Latin intrīcāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | intrīcāre | — |