intricate

/ˈɪntɹəkət/IN-truh-kuht

/ˈɪntɹəkət/IN-truh-kuht

Meaningtangled

Common meaning: very detailed and complex

inin, into; (before adjectives) not
trictrifles; tanglesLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1897 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

‘in, into’ + ‘trifles’ → intricate

Journey through time

Latintrīcae, -ārum‘trifles’
Englishintricate‘very detailed and complex’ · today

in- also in: incest incite induce infamy infant

tric also in: extricate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin trīcae ‘trifles; tangles’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry trīcae, p. 1897 · dictionary scan

Roots

trīcae, -ārum Latin “trifles; tangles”

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