Etymology of the Latin word intendere
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-Derivations in Latin
superintendere,
intendens,
intensus,
intentus,
intensivus,
intentare,
intentumDerivations in other languages
French
entendre, French
intend, Italian
intendere, Portuguese
entender, Portuguese
intender, Romanian
întinde, Spanish
entenderUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Medieval Latin
