Where does “intento” come from?
intento (Spanish) comes from Latin intentus, from Latin intendo, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
intento (Spanish): attempt
Ancestry of “intento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | intentus | mindful, attentive; intent on; serious, earnest |
| 2 | Latin | intendo | I stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,... |
| 3 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 4 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |