Etymology of the French word intrigue
the French word
intriguederived from the Italian word
intrigoderived from the Italian word
intrigarederived 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
tricaederived from the Latin word
tricare (behave in evasive manner; trifle, delay)
Date
The earliest known usage of intrigue in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
intrigue, Romanian
intrigăCognates
Dutch
intrige, English
intrigue, German
Intrige, Italian
intrigo, Lithuanian
intriga, Norwegian
intrige, Polish
intryga, Russian
интpигa, Swedish
intrig
