Etymology of the English word intestine
the English word
intestinederived from the Latin word
intestinumderived from the Latin word
intestinus (internal; domestic, civil)
derived from the Latin word
intus (within, or Latin intestina, guts, entrails)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enderived from the Old French word
intestinderived from the Latin word
intestina (intestines)
derived from the Latin word
intestinus (internal; domestic, civil)
derived from the Latin word
intus (within, or Latin intestina, guts, entrails)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enderived from the French word
intestinederived from the Latin word
intestinus (internal; domestic, civil)
derived from the Latin word
intus (within, or Latin intestina, guts, entrails)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enDate
The earliest known usage of intestine in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
French
intestin, Italian
intestino, Latin
intestinumUsage
Word found in Modern English
