Where does “overintensely” come from?

overintensely (English) comes from English overintense, from English intense, from Middle English intens, from Old French intense, from Latin intēnsus, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

overintensely (English): Too intensely

Definitions

  1. Too intensely

Ancestry of “overintensely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverintenseExcessively intense
2EnglishintenseStrained; tightly drawn; Strict, very close or...
3Middle Englishintens
4Old Frenchintense
5Latinintēnsusintent, eager
6Latinintendōto stretch out; to strain
7Latinīn-un-, non-, not
8Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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