Where does “tenir” come from?

tenir (Catalan) comes from Latin tenīre, from Latin tenēre, from Latin tener, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenir (Catalan): to have, possess; to hold

Definitions

  1. to have, possess; to hold

Ancestry of “tenir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenīre—
2Latintenēretenderly, lovingly
3Latintenersoft, delicate, tender; young, youthful;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tenir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Latin tener →Every word from Latin tenēre →