Where does “intrâ” come from?
intrâ (Macanese) comes from Portuguese entrar, from Old Portuguese entrar, from Latin intrare, from Latin intro, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
intrâ (Macanese): to enter, to get in
Definitions
- to enter, to get in
Ancestry of “intrâ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | entrar | to enter, to go into |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | entrar | — |
| 3 | Latin | intrare | present active infinitive of intrō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | intro | I enter, go into, penetrate; within |
| 5 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 6 | Latin | interus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |