Where does “intendant” come from?

intendant (French) comes from Latin intendens, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

intendant (French): intendant, administrator; quartermaster

Definitions

  1. intendant, administrator; quartermaster

Ancestry of “intendant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintendensstretching, straining
2Latinintendōto stretch out; to strain
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intendant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →