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Where does “interus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “interus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “interus”

  • enter
  • introduction
  • entrance
  • interior
  • introduce
  • introductory
  • intravenous
  • intracellular
  • entre
  • intracranial
  • entranced
  • intraoperative
  • intrauterine
  • intravascular
  • intranet
  • intravenously
  • intro
  • intron
  • entrant
  • interiority
  • intraocular
  • entrancing
  • introverted
  • reenter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →