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

militainment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English entertainment

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

via English military

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmilitaryCharacteristic of members of the armed forces;...
2Old Frenchmilitaire
3LatinmīlitārisOf a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial
4Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
5Latin-ālis
6Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-
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