Etymology

ab intra

Today it means: from inside; from within Full definition →

First used late 17th c.New Latin ab intrā ← ['la-new ',
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  1. ['la-new · borrowed from',
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromab intrā
  3. English todayab intra

Borrowed from New Latin ab intrā (“from within”).

Words from the same roots

['la-new', all →

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First known use, by meaning

  • from late 17th c. from inside; from within

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