Where does “intensiv” come from?

intensiv (Swedish) comes from Swedish intensivvårdsavdelning, from Swedish avdelning, from Swedish avdela, from Swedish dela, from Old Swedish dēla, from Old Norse deila, from Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ, from Proto-Germanic dailijaną — part, watershed.

intensiv (Swedish): intensive, intense

Definitions

  1. intensive, intense

Ancestry of “intensiv”, step by step

intensiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish intensivvårdsavdelning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishintensivvårdsavdelningICU, intensive care unit
2Swedishavdelningdepartment; division
3Swedishavdela
4Swedishdelato deal, share; divide something between...
5Old Swedishdēlato divide, to share, to deal
6Old Norsedeilato divide, split into parts; to deal out,...
7Proto-Norseᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾto share, to distribute
8Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
9Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed

via Medieval Latin intensivus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinintensivusintensive
2Latinintenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3LatinintendoI stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,...
4Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
5Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
6Old Latinenin
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intensiv

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰAil-Every word from Proto-Germanic dailijanąEvery word from Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ