Where does “intens” come from?

intens (Maltese) 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.

intens (Maltese): intense

Definitions

  1. intense

Ancestry of “intens”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →