Where does “intensify” come from?
Intensify comes from Middle French intensifier, from Latin intensus meaning stretched or strained, derived from intendere meaning to stretch toward, composed of in and the root of facere meaning to make or do, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
intensify (English): To render more intense; To become intense, or...
Definitions
- To render more intense; To become intense, or...
Ancestry of “intensify”, 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 |