Etymology

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Today it means: Of or situated on the inside. Full definition →

Middle English internall, internalle ← New Latin internālis
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  1. New Latin · derived frominternālis“of or pertaining to the inner part”
  2. Middle English · inherited frominternall, internalle
  3. English todayinternal

From Middle English internall, internalle, borrowing from New Latin internālis (“of or pertaining to the inner part”), from internus (“inward, internal”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, intern + -al.

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