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Where does “introductorius” come from?

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

introductorius (Latin): introductory

Definitions

  1. introductory

Ancestry of “introductorius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintroductoran introducer
2Latinintrōdūcō—
3Latinintrō—
4Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
5Latininterus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
7Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
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