Where does “entendrir” come from?

entendrir (Catalan) comes from Catalan en, from Latin Domine, from Latin die, from Latin dies, from Latin diem, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

entendrir (Catalan): to tenderise, to soften

Definitions

  1. to tenderise, to soften

Ancestry of “entendrir”, step by step

entendrir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanenPersonal article used before masculine given...
2LatinDomineGuide, O Lord my God, my way by your sight
3Latindieablative singular of diēs; day; before the day
4LatindiesA day, "particularly:"
5Latindiemaccusative singular of diēs
6Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
7Proto-Italic*djous
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Catalan tendre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantendresoft, tender; charming; Alternative form of tenir
2Old Catalantendre
3Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
4Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-
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