Where does “tenedor” come from?

tenedor (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish tenedor, from Spanish tener, from Old Spanish tener, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “tenedor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtenedorfork; bearer; holder
2Spanishtenerto have, possess; to have, possess, to be; to...
3Old Spanishtenerto have; to possess
4Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
5Proto-Italictenēōto hold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-