Where does “intern” come from?

intern (Romanian) comes from French interne, from Latin internus, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

intern (Romanian): internal

Definitions

  1. internal

Ancestry of “intern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinterneinternal; intern; boarder
2Latininternusinward, internal; domestic, civil, internal
3Latininterbetween, among; during, while
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →