Where does “hyperintensive” come from?
hyperintensive (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.
hyperintensive (English): More than usually intensive
Definitions
- More than usually intensive
Ancestry of “hyperintensive”, step by step
hyperintensive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intensive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intensive | Thorough; to a great degree; with intensity;... |
| 2 | Middle French | intensif | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | intensivus | intensive |
| 4 | Latin | intendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | intendo | I stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,... |
| 6 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 7 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 8 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English hyper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyper | hyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;... |