Where does “dense” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dense”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēnsusdense, compact
2Proto-Indo-Europeandens-to teach; thick, dense

Words derived from “dense”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dens- →Every word from Latin dēnsus →