Etymology of the English word superintend
the English word
superintendderived from the Latin word
superintenderederived from the Latin word
intendere (hold out; stretch, strain)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
tendere (to stretch; pitch tent, encamp; pull tight; stretch, spread, extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-using the Medieval Latin prefix
super-derived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperDate
The earliest known usage of superintend in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
superintended,
superintendingUsage
Word found in Modern English
