Where does “pretindere” come from?
pretindere (Romanian) comes from Romanian pretinde, 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- — passed , crossed.
pretindere (Romanian): pretension
Definitions
- pretension
Ancestry of “pretindere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pretinde | to pretend |
| 2 | French | prétendre | to claim, to allege; to expect, to consider... |
| 3 | Middle French | pretendre | to claim |
| 4 | Old French | pretendre | to claim |
| 5 | Latin | praetendō | to stretch forth or forward; to extend |
| 6 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |