Etymograph

English

intine

Intine comes from Latin intus ‘within’, from in ‘in, at’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁én‘in’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*en‘in’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEin‘in, at’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEintus‘within’
  5. Englishtodayintine

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁én‘in’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*en‘in’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEin‘in, at’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEintus‘within’
  5. Englishtodayintine

Formed from intus ‘within’ + -ine

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

in, internal, entrance, indigenous, intern, endo, dysentery, interregnum, enteral, 30 more

through Proto-Italic *en ‘in’

impulse, incense, incubation, impel, incubus, incubate, censer, 6 more

through Latin in ‘in, at’

encounter, ensemble, envelop, emplacement, agog, 4 more

through Latin intus ‘within’

intimate, intestine, intimation

Today it means

noun The innermost wall of a spore or pollen grain

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁én / intine