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Etymology of ento-

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁éntos Proto-Hellenic *entós Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós)der. English ento- Derived from Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós).

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prefix

Synonym of end-.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁éntos Proto-Hellenic *entós Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós)der. English ento- Derived from Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós).

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