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

Definitions

  1. to entertain

Ancestry of “entretener”, step by step

entretener traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish tener

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtenerto have, possess; to have, possess, to be; to...
2Old Spanishtenerto have; to possess
3Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
4Proto-Italictenēōto hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Spanish entré

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishentrébetween
2Latininterbetween, among; during, while
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “entretener”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →