Where does “intendancy” come from?
intendancy (English) comes from English intendant, from French intendant, from Latin intendens, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
intendancy (English): The office or employment of an intendant; A...
Definitions
- The office or employment of an intendant; A...
Ancestry of “intendancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | intendant | Administrator of an opera house or theater; One... |
| 2 | French | intendant | intendant, administrator; quartermaster |
| 3 | Latin | intendens | stretching, straining |
| 4 | Latin | intendō | — |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | în | — |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |