Where does “intensifika” come from?
intensifika (Maltese) comes from Italian intensificare, from Italian intenso, from Latin intēnsus, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
intensifika (Maltese): to intensify
Definitions
- to intensify
Ancestry of “intensifika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | intensificare | to intensify, enhance, augment; to increase, step... |
| 2 | Italian | intenso | intense, strong; intensive, busy, concentrated |
| 3 | Latin | intēnsus | intent, eager |
| 4 | Latin | intendō | to stretch out; to strain |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |