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PrefixLatin
intra
within
Latin intra means within: intramural games stay within school walls, an intranet serves an organization, and intrastate travel stays within one state.
Words built from it
- intramural — Taking place within one school or institution, especially in sports.
intra- (within) + Latin murus (wall) + -al (relating to) - intravenous — Situated or given within a vein.
intra- (within) + Latin vena (vein) + -ous (relating to) - intranet — A private computer network used within an organization.
intra- (within) + net (network) - intrastate — Existing or happening within a single state.
intra- (within) + state - intrapersonal — Taking place within a person's own mind.
intra- (within) + personal (relating to a person) - intracontinental — Located or occurring within one continent.
intra- (within) + continental (relating to a continent)
Looks like it, but is not
- intractable — Its opening intra belongs to in- (not) + Latin tractare (handle). It means difficult to manage.
- intransigent — It comes through Spanish from in- (not) + transigir (compromise), ultimately Latin transigere. Its intra does not mean within.
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