Where does “neurointensivist” come from?

neurointensivist (English) comes from English intensivist, from English intensive, from Middle French intensif, from Medieval Latin intensivus, from Latin intendere, from Latin intendo, from Latin in-, from Latin in — in.

neurointensivist (English): A neurocritical care specialist

Definitions

  1. A neurocritical care specialist

Ancestry of “neurointensivist”, step by step

neurointensivist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English intensivist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintensivistOf or pertaining to intensive care; A...
2EnglishintensiveThorough; to a great degree; with intensity;...
3Middle Frenchintensif
4Medieval Latinintensivusintensive
5Latinintenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6LatinintendoI stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,...
7Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
8Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
9Old Latinenin
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English neuro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneuroNeurologist; Neurology
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én