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Where does “intensif” come from?

intensif (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin intensivus, from Latin intendere, from Latin intendo, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “intensif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinintensivusintensive
2Latinintenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3LatinintendoI stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,...
4Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
5Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
6Old Latinenin
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intensif”

  • intensive
  • intensively
  • intensiveness
  • intensivist
  • neurointensive
  • nonintensive
  • biointensive
  • superintensive
  • labor-intensive
  • ultraintensive
  • work-intensive
  • intensiivisesti
  • intensiivikurssi
  • intensiivisyys
  • intensiivinen
  • pääomaintensiivinen
  • työintensiivinen
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