Where does “palaeointensity” come from?
palaeointensity (English) comes from English intensity, from English intense, from Middle English intens, from Old French intense, from Latin intēnsus, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
palaeointensity (English): Alternative form of paleointensity
Definitions
- Alternative form of paleointensity
Ancestry of “palaeointensity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intensity | The quality of being intense; The degree of... |
| 2 | English | intense | Strained; tightly drawn; Strict, very close or... |
| 3 | Middle English | intens | — |
| 4 | Old French | intense | — |
| 5 | Latin | intēnsus | intent, eager |
| 6 | Latin | intendō | to stretch out; to strain |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |