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Where does the word "intrude" come from? It comes from Medieval Latin intrudere, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
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Where does the word "intrude" come from? It comes from Medieval Latin intrudere, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
Intrude’s story begins in Medieval Latin: intrudere meant “to thrust in.” 'in-' plus 'trudere', to thrust. It reached English by 1400s as intrude. Computer 'intruders' date from the 1980s. Today, intrude means to put oneself where unwelcome.
- Stage 1 · Medieval Latin · medieval intrudere "to thrust in", 'in-' plus 'trudere', to thrust.
- Stage 2 · English · 1400s intrude "to thrust in", computer 'intruders' date from the 1980s.