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Where does the word "dense" come from? It comes from Latin densus, and was adopted directly into English (1590s).
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Where does the word "dense" come from? It comes from Latin densus, and was adopted directly into English (1590s).
Dense’s story begins in Latin: densus meant “thick.” 'density' shares the root. It reached English by 1590s as dense. 'dense' as stupid dates from the 1800s. Today, dense means closely compacted; stupid.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient densus "thick", 'density' shares the root.
- Stage 2 · English · 1590s dense "thick", 'dense' as stupid dates from the 1800s.