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Where does “intendest” come from?

intendest (English) comes from English intend, from Middle English intenden, from Old French entendre, from Latin intendere, from Latin intendo, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en — in.

intendest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “intendest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintendTo hope; to wish ; be intent upon; To fix the...
2Middle Englishintenden—
3Old Frenchentendreto hear; to understand
4Latinintenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatinintendoI stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,...
6Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
7Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
8Old Latinenin
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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