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Where does “intenden” come from?

intenden (Middle English) comes from Old French entendre, from Latin intendere, from Latin intendo, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “intenden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchentendreto hear; to understand
2Latinintenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3LatinintendoI stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,...
4Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
5Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
6Old Latinenin
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intenden”

  • intend
  • intendment
  • entend
  • intendeth
  • intendest
  • intender
  • intendable
  • misintended
  • misintend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →