Where does “dense” come from?

dense (Italian) comes from Italian denso, from Latin dēnsus, from Proto-Indo-European dens- — to teach; thick, dense.

dense (Italian): feminine plural of denso

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of denso

Ancestry of “dense”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandensodense, thick
2Latindēnsusdense, compact
3Proto-Indo-Europeandens-to teach; thick, dense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dens- →Every word from Latin dēnsus →Every word from Italian denso →