Where does “prétendre” come from?
prétendre (French) comes from Middle French pretendre, from Old French pretendre, from Latin praetendō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prétendre (French): to claim, to allege; to expect, to consider...
Definitions
- to claim, to allege; to expect, to consider...
Ancestry of “prétendre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | pretendre | to claim |
| 2 | Old French | pretendre | to claim |
| 3 | Latin | praetendō | to stretch forth or forward; to extend |
| 4 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |