Where does “tra” come from?

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

tra (Italian): between; among; in

Definitions

  1. between; among; in

Ancestry of “tra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tra

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus
tra — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer