Where does “entretenir” come from?

entretenir (Catalan) comes from Catalan tenir, from Latin tenīre, from Latin tenēre, from Latin tener, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

entretenir (Catalan): to delay, hold up; to entertain

Definitions

  1. to delay, hold up; to entertain

Ancestry of “entretenir”, step by step

entretenir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan tenir

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

via Catalan entre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanentrebetween; among
2Latininterbetween, among; during, while
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “entretenir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Latin tener →Every word from Latin tenēre →