Where does “intendment” come from?

intendment (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.

intendment (English): the sense in which the legal system interprets...

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Ancestry of “intendment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintendTo fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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