Where does “superintense” come from?
superintense (English) comes from English intense, from Middle English intens, from Old French intense, from Latin intēnsus, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
superintense (English): Very intense
Definitions
- Very intense
Ancestry of “superintense”, step by step
superintense traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intense
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intense | Strained; tightly drawn; Strict, very close or... |
| 2 | Middle English | intens | — |
| 3 | Old French | intense | — |
| 4 | Latin | intēnsus | intent, eager |
| 5 | Latin | intendō | to stretch out; to strain |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 2 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 3 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 4 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 6 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |