dentro

/ˈdentɾo/ · A1 · adv

inside

📦 dentro = de + intro: Latin de intro, from within — same intro as introduce

From Latin de + intro (from + inward). English keeps intro in introduce, introvert and intro itself — all about going in. So dentro covers inside a space (dentro de la caja) and within a time (dentro de una hora = in an hour).

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