Etymology

pretender

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Today it means: One who intends or purposes. Full definition →

English pretend ← Anglo-Norman pretendre ← Latin praetendō
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pretender · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*tend-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*téndeti
  10. Proto-Italic*tendō
  11. Latintendō
  12. Latinpraetendō
  13. Anglo-Normanpretendre
  14. Englishpretend
  15. English todaypretender

From pretend + -er.

pretender · verb2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Middle Englishtendren
  10. Englishtender
  11. English todaypretender

From pre- + tender.

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