Entertaiment

Entertaiment | Article | Word of the Day | Merriam-Webster

The word entertainment is derived from Medieval Latin intertenere, combining the prefix inter (inside) with the suffix tenere (to hold). It is also rooted in the Indo-European root ten, which means “stretch.” As the Internet continues to evolve, it has made many familiar forms of entertainment more available to audiences that may have been previously confined by geography, time zones, or medium. These examples were programmatically compiled from various online sources and do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.