Where does “intumesce” come from?

intumesce (English) comes from Latin intumescō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

intumesce (English): To swell or enlarge; To bubble up

Definitions

  1. To swell or enlarge; To bubble up

Ancestry of “intumesce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintumescōto become swollen
2Latinīn-un-, non-, not
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →