Where does “Intendant” come from?

Intendant (German) comes from French intendant, 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 (German): director (artistic director), manager male or of unspecified gender

Definitions

  1. director (artistic director), manager male or of unspecified gender

Ancestry of “Intendant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchintendantintendant, administrator; quartermaster
2Latinintendensstretching, straining
3Latinintendōto stretch out; to strain
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →