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
Ancestry of “intern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | interne | internal; intern; boarder |
| 2 | Latin | internus | inward, internal; domestic, civil, internal |
| 3 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |