Where does “immens” come from?
immens (Dutch) comes from French immense, from Latin immēnsus, from Latin mēnsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
immens (Dutch): immense, enormous, huge
Ancestry of “immens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | immense | immense, huge |
| 2 | Latin | immēnsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | mēnsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |