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Where does “intenseness” come from?

intenseness (English) comes from English intense, from Middle English intens, from Old French intense, from Latin intēnsus, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

intenseness (English): The characteristic of being intense; intensity

Definitions

  1. The characteristic of being intense; intensity

Ancestry of “intenseness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintenseStrained; tightly drawn; Strict, very close or...
2Middle Englishintens—
3Old Frenchintense—
4Latinintēnsus—
5Latinintendō—
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →