entendimiento

/entendiˈmjento/ · B2 · noun · m

understanding

💡 entendimiento = entender (to understand) + -miento (the result of)

Entender comes from Latin intendere, 'to stretch toward'. The suffix -miento turns a verb into a noun for the act or result. So entendimiento is the result of your mind stretching toward something until it clicks.

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