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
- intensive, intense
Ancestry of “intensiv”, step by step
intensiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish intensivvårdsavdelning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | intensivvårdsavdelning | ICU, intensive care unit |
| 2 | Swedish | avdelning | department; division |
| 3 | Swedish | avdela | — |
| 4 | Swedish | dela | to deal, share; divide something between... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | dēla | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 6 | Old Norse | deila | to divide, split into parts; to deal out,... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ | to share, to distribute |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | dailijaną | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰAil- | part, watershed |
via Medieval Latin intensivus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | intensivus | intensive |
| 2 | Latin | intendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | intendo | I stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,... |
| 4 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 5 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |