English
ent-
Ent- comes from Ancient Greek ἐντός ‘within, inside’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁én‘in’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éntosreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*entósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐντός‘within, inside’
- Englishtodayent-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁én‘in’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éntosreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*entósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐντός‘within, inside’
- Englishtodayent-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
in, internal, indigenous, entrance, encounter, intimate, impulse, ensemble, intern, incubation, incense, intestine, incubus, endo, incubate, dysentery, impel, agog, interregnum, intimation, censer, enteral, 31 more
Today it means
prefix enantiomeric
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁én / ent-