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

Definitions

  1. entertainment

Ancestry of “entreteniment”, step by step

entreteniment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan entretenir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanentretenirto delay, hold up; to entertain
2Catalantenirto have, possess; to hold
3Latintenīre—
4Latintenēretenderly, lovingly
5Latintenersoft, delicate, tender; young, youthful;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Catalan ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmentthe mind; the spirit
2Old Catalanment—
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Latin tener →Every word from Latin tenēre →