Etymology of the French word condenser
the Old French word
condenserderived 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 condenser in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
condensable,
condensateur,
condensé,
condensantDerivations in other languages
English
condensed, English
condensable, English
condensible, Romanian
condensaCognates
Dutch
condenseren, English
condense, German
kondensieren, Italian
condensare, Lithuanian
kondensuoti, Norwegian
kondensere, Swedish
kondenseraUsage
Word found in Old French
