Where does “Intensivmedizin” come from?
Intensivmedizin (German) comes from German intensiv, from French intensif, from Medieval Latin intensivus, from Latin intendere, from Latin intendo, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en — in.
Intensivmedizin (German): intensive care medicine
Definitions
- intensive care medicine
Ancestry of “Intensivmedizin”, step by step
Intensivmedizin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German intensiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | intensiv | intense; acute; intensive |
| 2 | French | intensif | intensive |
| 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 German Medizin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Medizin | medicine |
| 2 | Latin | medicīna | medicine, remedy, cure |
| 3 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 4 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |