Where does “pretinde” come from?
pretinde (Romanian) comes from French prétendre, from Middle French pretendre, from Old French pretendre, from Latin praetendō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
pretinde (Romanian): to pretend
Definitions
- to pretend
Ancestry of “pretinde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prétendre | to claim, to allege; to expect, to consider... |
| 2 | Middle French | pretendre | to claim |
| 3 | Old French | pretendre | to claim |
| 4 | Latin | praetendō | to stretch forth or forward; to extend |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |