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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

  1. intensive course, boot camp

Ancestry of “intensiivikurssi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishintensiivinenintensive
2Middle Frenchintensif—
3Medieval Latinintensivusintensive
4Latinintenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatinintendoI stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,...
6Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
7Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
8Old Latinenin
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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