Where does “índole” come from?

índole (Spanish) comes from Latin indolēs, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

índole (Spanish): type; nature, character

Definitions

  1. type; nature, character

Ancestry of “índole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinindolēsinnate or inborn quality; nature
2Latinīn-un-, non-, not
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →