Entertaiment is a powerful force that can bring joy and stimulate learning, but it can also have negative effects if not regulated. It can take you to the next world in a euphoric state in which you forget about your problems, and wish that it would last forever. The word entertainment derives from the Latin intertenere, which combines the prefix inter-, meaning “inside,” and the suffix tenere, derived from the Indo-European root ten, meaning to stretch or extend. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘entertainment.’ Send us feedback.