Where does “potender” come from?

potender (English) comes from English bartender, from English tender, from English tend, from Middle English tenden, from Middle English attenden, from Old French atendre, from Latin attendō, from Latin ad- — in.

Ancestry of “potender”, step by step

potender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bartender

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbartenderOne who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing...
2EnglishtenderSensitive or painful to the touch; Easily bruised...
3EnglishtendTo make a tender of; to offer or tender; To be...
4Middle EnglishtendenTo ignite; to light or set on fire
5Middle Englishattendento attend
6Old Frenchatendreto wait
7Latinattendōto pay attention, attend (to), direct the attention towards
8Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
9Latinīn-un-, non-, not
10Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English pot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpotA flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;...
2Middle EnglishpotA pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top...
3Old Frenchpotpot; third-person singular present indicative of...
4Vulgar Latinpottum
5Frankish*pott
6Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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