Where does “dense” come from?

Dense comes from Middle French dense, from Latin densus, from Proto-Indo-European dens-.

dense (English): Having relatively high density; Compact; crowded...

Definitions

  1. Having relatively high density; Compact; crowded...

Ancestry of “dense”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdense—
2Latindēnsusdense, compact
3Proto-Indo-Europeandens-to teach; thick, dense

Words derived from “dense”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dens- →Every word from Latin dēnsus →Every word from Middle French dense →