Etymology of the English word condense
the English word
condensederived from the French word
condensederived from the Latin word
condensare (compress; pack, press closely together)
derived from the Latin word
densare (thicken, condense, concentrate)
derived from the Latin word
condensus (dense, thick; wedged together)
derived from the Latin word
densus (frequent, recurring; terse; thick, dense, solid)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of condense in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
condensable,
condenser,
condensed,
condensingCognates
Dutch
condenseren, French
condenser, German
kondensieren, Italian
condensare, Lithuanian
kondensuoti, Norwegian
kondensere, Swedish
kondenseraUsage
Word found in Modern English
