Where does “interior” come from?

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

interior (Latin): inner, interior; nearer

Definitions

  1. inner, interior; nearer

Ancestry of “interior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininterus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
3Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “interior”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros →Every word from Latin interus →