Where does “ententif” come from?

ententif (Middle French) comes from Late Latin intentivus, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

ententif (Middle French): attentive; concentrated; intentive

Definitions

  1. attentive; concentrated; intentive

Ancestry of “ententif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinintentivusintensive
2Latinintendōto stretch out; to strain
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en
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