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Where does “intendens” come from?

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

intendens (Latin): stretching, straining

Definitions

  1. stretching, straining

Ancestry of “intendens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintendō—
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intendens”

  • intendente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →