Where does “intensifying” come from?
Intensifying derives from English intense, from Middle French intense, from Latin intensus, the past participle of intendere meaning "to stretch toward," itself from in- plus a form related to Latin facio meaning "to make or do."
intensifying (English): present participle of intensify
Definitions
- present participle of intensify
Ancestry of “intensifying”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | intensify | To render more intense; To become intense, or... |
| 2 | English | intense | Strained; tightly drawn; Strict, very close or... |
| 3 | Middle English | intens | — |
| 4 | Old French | intense | — |
| 5 | Latin | intēnsus | — |
| 6 | Latin | intendō | — |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 8 | Latin | în | — |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |