Where does “tencionar” come from?

tencionar (Portuguese) comes 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.

tencionar (Portuguese): to mean, intend

Definitions

  1. to mean, intend

Ancestry of “tencionar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
2LatinintendoI stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,...
3Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
4Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
5Old Latinenin
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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