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Where does “intestinal” come from?

intestinal (Spanish) comes from Spanish intestino, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

intestinal (Spanish): intestinal

Definitions

  1. intestinal

Ancestry of “intestinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishintestinointernal, internecine; intestine
2Latinintestīnus—
3Latinintuswithin, inside; at home
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intestinal”

  • gastrointestinal
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