Where does “intensiivikurssi” come from?
intensiivikurssi (Finnish) comes from Finnish intensiivinen, from Middle French intensif, from Medieval Latin intensivus, from Latin intendere, from Latin intendo, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en — in.
intensiivikurssi (Finnish): intensive course, boot camp
Definitions
- intensive course, boot camp
Ancestry of “intensiivikurssi”, step by step
intensiivikurssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish intensiivinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | intensiivinen | intensive |
| 2 | Middle French | intensif | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | intensivus | intensive |
| 4 | Latin | intendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | intendo | I stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,... |
| 6 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 7 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 8 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Finnish kurssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kurssi | class, course; course; rate, exchange rate |
| 2 | Swedish | kurs | course, class; course, the intended passage of... |
| 3 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 4 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |