Where does “entretener” come from?
entretener (Spanish) comes from Spanish tener, from Old Spanish tener, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
entretener (Spanish): to entertain
Ancestry of “entretener”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | tener | to have, possess; to have, possess, to be; to... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | tener | — |
| 3 | Latin | teneō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “entretener”