Where does “dins” come from?

dins (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan dins, from Vulgar Latin de intus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

dins (Occitan): in; inside of

Definitions

  1. in; inside of

Ancestry of “dins”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitandinsin; inside of
2Vulgar Latinde intusAlternative form of deintus
3Latinintuswithin, inside; at home
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Latin en