Where does “intēnsus” come from?

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

intēnsus (Latin): intent, eager

Definitions

  1. intent, eager

Ancestry of “intēnsus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “intēnsus”

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