Where does “entretenimiento” come from?

entretenimiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish entretener, from Spanish tener, from Old Spanish tener, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

entretenimiento (Spanish): amusement; entertainment

Definitions

  1. amusement; entertainment

Ancestry of “entretenimiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishentretenerto entertain
2Spanishtenerto have, possess; to have, possess, to be; to...
3Old Spanishtenerto have; to possess
4Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
5Proto-Italictenēōto hold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “entretenimiento”

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