Where does “tener” come from?

tener (Bikol Central) comes 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 “tener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtenerto have, possess; to have, possess, to be; to...
2Old Spanishtenerto have; to possess
3Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
4Proto-Italictenēōto hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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