Where does “intruse” come from?
intruse (Italian) comes from Italian intrudere, from Medieval Latin intrūdere, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
intruse (Italian): plural of intrusa; third-person singular past...
Definitions
- plural of intrusa; third-person singular past...
Ancestry of “intruse”, step by step
intruse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian intrudere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | intrudere | to insert; to introduce |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | intrūdere | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Italian intrusa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | intrusa | female equivalent of intruso |