Where does “entertaineth” come from?
entertaineth (English) comes from English entertain, from Old French entretenir, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
entertaineth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “entertaineth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | entertain | To amuse ; to engage the attention of agreeably;... |
| 2 | Old French | entretenir | to support one another |
| 3 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 4 | Latin | teneō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |