Where does “インテリア” come from?

インテリア (Japanese) comes from English interior, from Latin interior, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

インテリア (Japanese): room decoration

Definitions

  1. room decoration

Ancestry of “インテリア”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinteriorWithin any limits, enclosure, or substance;...
2Latininteriorinner, interior; nearer
3Latininterus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
5Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros →Every word from Latin interus →