Where does “intensivist” come from?
intensivist (English) comes from English intensive, from Middle French intensif, from Medieval Latin intensivus, from Latin intendere, from Latin intendo, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en — in.
intensivist (English): Of or pertaining to intensive care; A...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to intensive care; A...
Ancestry of “intensivist”, step by step
intensivist traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English intensive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intensive | Thorough; to a great degree; with intensity;... |
| 2 | Middle French | intensif | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | intensivus | intensive |
| 4 | Latin | intendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | intendo | I stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,... |
| 6 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 7 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 8 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |