Where does “intensificare” come from?

intensificare (Italian) comes from Italian intenso, from Latin intēnsus, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

intensificare (Italian): to intensify, enhance, augment; to increase, step...

Definitions

  1. to intensify, enhance, augment; to increase, step...

Ancestry of “intensificare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianintensointense, strong; intensive, busy, concentrated
2Latinintēnsusintent, eager
3Latinintendōto stretch out; to strain
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intensificare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →