Where does “biointensive” come from?

biointensive (English) comes from English intensive, from Middle French intensif, from Medieval Latin intensivus, from Latin intendere, from Latin intendo, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en — in.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “biointensive”, step by step

biointensive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English intensive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintensiveThorough; to a great degree; with intensity;...
2Middle Frenchintensif
3Medieval Latinintensivusintensive
4Latinintenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatinintendoI stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,...
6Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
7Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
8Old Latinenin
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English Bio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBioAbbreviation of biology
2EnglishbiologyThe study of all life or living matter; The...
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Ancient GreekΓένεσιςGenesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek
5Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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