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Where does “intensifica” come from?

intensifica (Romanian) comes from French intensifier, from French intense, from Middle French intense, from Old French intense, from Latin intēnsus, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

intensifica (Romanian): to intensify

Definitions

  1. to intensify

Ancestry of “intensifica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchintensifierto intensify
2Frenchintenseintense
3Middle Frenchintense—
4Old Frenchintense—
5Latinintēnsus—
6Latinintendō—
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intensifica”

  • intensificare
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