Where does “tener” come from?
tener (Asturian) comes from Latin tenere, from Latin teneo, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tener (Asturian): have got, to have; to have to
Definitions
- have got, to have; to have to
Ancestry of “tener”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tenere | tenderly, lovingly; present active infinitive of... |
| 2 | Latin | teneo | to hold, have; grasp; to possess, occupy,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “tener”