English
intro
Intro comes from Latin intrōductiō ‘lead-in, introduction’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inner, what is inside’, and ultimately from *h₁en ‘in’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁en‘in’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁énteros‘inner, what is inside’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEintrōductiō‘lead-in, introduction’
- Englishearliest quotation 1999intro
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁en‘in’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁énteros‘inner, what is inside’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEintrōductiō‘lead-in, introduction’
- Englishearliest quotation 1999intro
Earliest quotation: 1999, brainpower / digital artists, Win32 demos: “If the rules specify that the DLLs' size will…”
The story
The demoscene sense comes from the fact that they were originally prepended to pirated copies of computer games.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁en ‘in’
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inner, what is inside’
Today it means
noun An introduction.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁en / intro