Etymology of the English word intensify
the English word
intensifyderived from the English word
intensederived from the Old French word
intensederived from the Latin word
intensus (eager, intent, closely attentive)
derived from the Latin word
intendere (hold out; stretch, strain)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
tendere (to stretch; pitch tent, encamp; pull tight; stretch, spread, extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-using the English suffix
-ifyderived from the French suffix
-ifierderived from the Latin suffix
-ificarederived from the Latin word
ficareDerivations in English
intensifier,
intensified,
intensifyingUsage
Word found in Modern English
