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Where does “intenso” come from?

intenso (Spanish) comes 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.

intenso (Spanish): intense, strong; intensive

Definitions

  1. intense, strong; intensive

Ancestry of “intenso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintēnsus—
2Latinintendō—
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intenso”

  • intensidad
  • intensificación
  • intensificar
  • intensamente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →