Where does “hypointensity” come from?
hypointensity (English) comes from English intensity, from English intense, from Middle English intens, from Old French intense, from Latin intēnsus, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
hypointensity (English): A less than normal intensity
Definitions
- A less than normal intensity
Ancestry of “hypointensity”, step by step
hypointensity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intensity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intensity | The quality of being intense; The degree of... |
| 2 | English | intense | Strained; tightly drawn; Strict, very close or... |
| 3 | Middle English | intens | — |
| 4 | Old French | intense | — |
| 5 | Latin | intēnsus | intent, eager |
| 6 | Latin | intendō | to stretch out; to strain |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |