Where does “intensification” come from?
Intensification derives from Latin intensus, the past participle of intendere meaning "to stretch," combined with the suffix -fication, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European ne.
intensification (English): The act or process of intensifying, or of making...
Definitions
- The act or process of intensifying, or of making...
Ancestry of “intensification”, 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 |