English
entend
Entend comes from Old French entendre ‘to hear’, from Latin intendō ‘to stretch out’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *téndeti.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*téndetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tendō‘to stretch’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtendō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEintendōas intendere‘to stretch out’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400entendre‘to hear’
- Englishtodayentend
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*téndetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tendō‘to stretch’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtendō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEintendōas intendere‘to stretch out’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400entendre‘to hear’
- Englishtodayentend
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *tendō ‘to stretch’
hypertension, pretense, hypotension, pretension, inattention, 29 more
through Latin tendō
attention, extensive, extension, tension, extent, attendance, pretend, extend, tense, tender, intentional, contention, tempt, contend, tensor, tensile, extensible, portent, détente, portend, detent, 36 more
through Latin intendō ‘to stretch out’
through Old French entendre ‘to hear’
Today it means
verb To attend to; to apply oneself to.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *téndeti / entend