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Where does “intimus” come from?

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

intimus (Latin): inmost; profound; most or very secret or intimate

Definitions

  1. inmost; profound; most or very secret or intimate

Ancestry of “intimus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintuswithin, inside; at home
2Latinîn—
3Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intimus”

  • intimate
  • intimacy
  • intimately
  • intimation
  • nonintimate
  • intimateth
  • intimateness
  • unintimate
  • preintimation
  • intimater
  • unintimacy
  • unintimately
  • intimans
  • intimaturus
  • intimatus
  • intimandus
  • intima
  • intimitas
  • intimare
  • intimate
  • intimatio
  • intimo
  • intime
  • íntimamente
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