Where does “interna” come from?
interna (Romanian) comes from French interner, from Latin interne, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
interna (Romanian): to intern
Definitions
- to intern
Ancestry of “interna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | interner | to intern, to imprison; to section |
| 2 | Latin | interne | vocative masculine singular of internus; inner,... |
| 3 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |