Where does “intensidade” come from?
intensidade (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese 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.
intensidade (Portuguese): intensity
Definitions
- intensity
Ancestry of “intensidade”, step by step
intensidade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese intenso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | intenso | intense, strong; intensive, concentrated |
| 2 | Latin | intēnsus | intent, eager |
| 3 | Latin | intendō | to stretch out; to strain |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Portuguese idade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | idade | age |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ydade | age |
| 3 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 4 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |