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Where does “tinent” come from?

tinent (Catalan) comes from Latin tenens, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tinent (Catalan): owning; owner, tenant, landlord; holder

Definitions

  1. owning; owner, tenant, landlord; holder

Ancestry of “tinent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenensholding, having; restraining; knowing, grasping,...
2Latinteneō—
3Proto-Italictenēōto hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tinent”

  • terratinent
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