Where does “unintensely” come from?
unintensely (English) comes from English unintense, from English intense, from Middle English intens, from Old French intense, from Latin intēnsus, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
unintensely (English): In an unintense manner
Definitions
- In an unintense manner
Ancestry of “unintensely”, step by step
unintensely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unintense
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unintense | Not intense |
| 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 |