Where does “entretien” come from?
entretien (French) comes from French entretenir, from Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
entretien (French): upkeep; welfare, well-being; interview
Definitions
- upkeep; welfare, well-being; interview
Ancestry of “entretien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | entretenir | to maintain, to look after; to support; to fuel,... |
| 2 | Middle French | entretenir | to maintain; to look after |
| 3 | Old French | entretenir | to support one another |
| 4 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 5 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |