Where does “introductiv” come from?
introductiv (Romanian) comes from French introductif, from French introducteur, from Latin introductor, from Latin intrōdūcō, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
introductiv (Romanian): introductory; preliminary
Definitions
- introductory; preliminary
Ancestry of “introductiv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | introductif | introductory |
| 2 | French | introducteur | introducer |
| 3 | Latin | introductor | an introducer |
| 4 | Latin | intrōdūcō | to lead in: to conduct into |
| 5 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 6 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 7 | Latin | interus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |