Romanian word pretinde comes from Latin tendo, Latin prae- (Before; in front. In charge.)

Detailed word origin of pretinde

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
tendo	Latin (lat)	I pitch (a tent).. I proceed.. I stretch, stretch out, distend, extend.. I strive for; I reach for.
prae-	Latin (lat)	Before; in front. In charge.
praetendere	Latin (lat)
pretendre	Old French (fro)	To claim.
pretendre	Middle French (frm)	To claim.
prétendre	French (fra)	(Louisiana French) to pretend. (reflexive) to claim. To claim, to allege. To expect, to consider necessary.
pretinde	Romanian (ron)	To aspire to. To claim, allege, assert, insist on. To pretend.

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