Etymology of the English word internal
the English word
internalderived from the Old French word
internelderived from the Medieval Latin word
internalisderived from the Late Latin word
internus (inward, internal; domestic)
derived from the Latin word
inter (between)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enderived from the French word
internederived from the Late Latin word
internus (inward, internal; domestic)
derived from the Latin word
inter (between)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enDate
The earliest known usage of internal in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
internalize,
internistCognates
Dutch
intern, French
interne, German
intern, Italian
interno, Latin
internus, Norwegian
intern, Swedish
internUsage
Word found in Modern English
