Etymology

dense

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Today it means: Having relatively high density. Full definition →

Middle French dense ← Latin dēnsus ← Proto-Indo-European *dens-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dens-“thick, dense”
  2. Latin · derived fromdēnsus
  3. Middle French · derived fromdense
  4. English todaydense

From Middle French dense, from Latin dēnsus, from Proto-Indo-European *dens- (“thick, dense”) (whence also Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús)).

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