Where does “interiör” come from?

interiör (Swedish) comes from French intérieur, from Latin interior, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

interiör (Swedish): interior (of a building or the like, often with a focus on furniture, decor, and the like)

Definitions

  1. interior (of a building or the like, often with a focus on furniture, decor, and the like)

Ancestry of “interiör”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchintérieurinterior; interior, inside
2Latininteriorinner, interior; nearer
3Latininterus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
5Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “interiör

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -terosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énterosEvery word from Latin interus
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