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
- to intensify
Ancestry of “intensifica”, step by step
intensifica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French intensifier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | intensifier | to intensify |
| 2 | French | intense | intense |
| 3 | Middle French | intense | — |
| 4 | Old French | intense | — |
| 5 | Latin | intēnsus | intent, eager |
| 6 | Latin | intendō | to stretch out; to strain |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Italian intensificare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | intensificare | to intensify, enhance, augment; to increase, step... |
| 2 | Italian | intenso | intense, strong; intensive, busy, concentrated |