Where does “intestīnus” come from?
intestīnus (Latin) comes from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
intestīnus (Latin): internal in various senses, namely
Definitions
- internal in various senses, namely
Ancestry of “intestīnus”, step by step
intestīnus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin intus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 2 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 3 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Latin inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |