Where does “intra-” come from?
intra- (Spanish) comes from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
intra- (Spanish): intra-
Ancestry of “intra-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 2 | Latin | interus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “intra-”