Where does “intensely” come from?
Intensely comes from Middle French intensément, derived from Latin intensus, the past participle of intendere meaning to stretch or strain, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne.
intensely (English): In an intense manner; To an intense degree,...
Definitions
- In an intense manner; To an intense degree,...
Ancestry of “intensely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intense | Strained; tightly drawn; Strict, very close or... |
| 2 | Middle English | intens | — |
| 3 | Old French | intense | — |
| 4 | Latin | intēnsus | intent, eager |
| 5 | Latin | intendō | to stretch out; to strain |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |