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Where does “militainment” come from?

militainment (English) comes from English entertainment, 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.

militainment (English): A form of entertainment that features or...

Definitions

  1. A form of entertainment that features or...

Ancestry of “militainment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishentertainmentAn activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment,...
2EnglishentertainTo amuse ; to engage the attention of agreeably;...
3Old Frenchentretenirto support one another
4Old Frenchtenirto possess; to have; to hold
5Latinteneō—
6Proto-Italictenēōto hold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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