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English word intimate comes from Proto-Indo-European *en, Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (In.)
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*en (Proto-Indo-European)
in, into
*h₁én (Proto-Indo-European)
In.
*en (Proto-Italic)
In.
en (Old Latin)
In.
in (Latin)
(+ ablative) in, at, on (space). (+ accusative) about. (+ accusative) according to. (+ accusative) against. (+ accusative) into, to. (+ dative) within (time).
deintus (Latin)
From within.
intimare (Latin)
intimate (English)
(in plural intimates) Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.. A very close friend. (ambitransitive) To suggest or disclose discreetly. Closely acquainted; familiar.. Of or involved in a sexual relationship.. Personal; private.