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"inner" in seven languages

Meaninginner

Spanish

interior

/inteˈɾjoɾ/

learned

French

intérieur

/ɛ̃teʁjœʁ/

learned

Italian

interno

/inˈtɛrno/

other source · Latin INTERNUM 'internal'

Interiore exists too, mostly figurative: la vita interiore.

Portuguese

interno

/ĩˈtɛhnu/

other source · Latin INTERNUM 'internal'

Romanian

interior

/interiˈor/

learned

Catalan

interior

/intəɾiˈo/

learned

English

inner

/ˈɪnɚ/

native English · Old English innera

English → ItalianinnerinternoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: interior, internal, intimate.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

INTERIŌREM‘further in (comparative)’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

Latin INTERIOR was a comparative, 'more inside' — and so is English inner, a native comparative of in. Italian prefers interno, from the related INTERNUS.

English relatives: interior, internal, intimate

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In a sentence

  • esEl hotel tiene un patio interior tranquilo.
  • frL'hôtel a une cour intérieure calme.
  • itL'albergo ha un cortile interno tranquillo.
  • ptO hotel tem um pátio interno tranquilo.
  • roHotelul are o curte interioară liniștită.
  • caL'hotel té un pati interior tranquil.
  • enThe hotel has a quiet inner courtyard.

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