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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
2Latinintendō—
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intendant”

  • intendant
  • intendancy
  • Intendant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →