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Where does “intimare” come from?

intimare (Latin) comes from Latin intimus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

intimare (Latin): present active infinitive of intimō;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of intimō;...

Ancestry of “intimare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintimusinmost; profound; most or very secret or intimate
2Latinintuswithin, inside; at home
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intimare”

  • intimate
  • intimacy
  • intimately
  • nonintimate
  • intimateth
  • intimateness
  • unintimate
  • intimater
  • unintimacy
  • unintimately
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →