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Where does “intus” come from?

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

intus (Latin): within, inside; at home

Definitions

  1. within, inside; at home

Ancestry of “intus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinîn—
2Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
3Proto-Italicenin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intus”

  • intimate
  • intimacy
  • intimately
  • intestinal
  • intestine
  • gastrointestinal
  • intimation
  • extraintestinal
  • nonintimate
  • intestinally
  • nonintestinal
  • nongastrointestinal
  • intimateth
  • intimateness
  • vasointestinal
  • subintestinal
  • unintimate
  • gastrointestinally
  • vitellointestinal
  • extragastrointestinal
  • intestinelike
  • vesicointestinal
  • transintestinal
  • preintimation
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