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intro.

to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈɪn.troː]Classical-Latin[ˈin.tro]
  1. to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate

    conjugation-1 · intransitive
  2. to assault, attack

    conjugation-1 · transitive
  3. to cross, go beyond, exceed

    conjugation-1 · transitive
  4. to stab

    conjugation-1 · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin intrō From intrā (“within”) + -ō.

adv[ˈɪn.troː]Classical-Latin[ˈin.tro]
  1. to the inside: within, inside, in

  2. on the inside: within, internally

Where this word comes from

From earlier *interus (whence also interior), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”). Doublet of intrā.

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