Where does “misintend” come from?
misintend (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.
misintend (English): To intend, purpose, or direct amiss or...
Definitions
- To intend, purpose, or direct amiss or...
Ancestry of “misintend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intend | To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon |
| 2 | Middle English | intenden | — |
| 3 | Old French | entendre | to hear; to understand |
| 4 | Latin | intendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | intendo | I stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,... |
| 6 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 7 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 8 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |