Where does “intentar” come from?
intentar (Catalan) comes from Latin intento, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
intentar (Catalan): to try, to attempt; to intend, to mean
Definitions
- to try, to attempt; to intend, to mean
Ancestry of “intentar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | intento | I extend towards; I point; dative/ablative... |
| 2 | Latin | intendō | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |