Where does “entreteniment” come from?
entreteniment (Catalan) comes from Catalan entretenir, from Catalan tenir, from Latin tenīre, from Latin tenēre, from Latin tener, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
entreteniment (Catalan): entertainment
Ancestry of “entreteniment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | entretenir | to delay, hold up; to entertain |
| 2 | Catalan | tenir | to have, possess; to hold |
| 3 | Latin | tenīre | — |
| 4 | Latin | tenēre | — |
| 5 | Latin | tener | soft, delicate, tender; young, youthful;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |