Where does “intendent” come from?

intendent (Romanian) 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.

intendent (Romanian): steward

Definitions

  1. steward

Ancestry of “intendent”, 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

Words derived from “intendent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →