myEtymology.com: English etymology of intricate

Etymology of the English word intricate

the English word intricate

derived from the Latin word intricatus (complex)

derived from the Latin word intricare (entangle; embarrass)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Latin word tricae

derived from the Latin word tricare (behave in evasive manner; trifle, delay)

derived from the Latin word intrico

The earliest known usage of intricate in English dates from the 15th century.

Word found in Modern English