Where does “intensificador” come from?
intensificador (Spanish) comes from Spanish intensificar, from Spanish intenso, from Latin intēnsus, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
intensificador (Spanish): intensifying
Definitions
- intensifying
Ancestry of “intensificador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | intensificar | to intensify |
| 2 | Spanish | intenso | intense, strong; intensive |
| 3 | Latin | intēnsus | intent, eager |
| 4 | Latin | intendō | to stretch out; to strain |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |