Where does “tinidor” come from?

tinidor (Cebuano) 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.

tinidor (Cebuano): a fork

Definitions

  1. a fork

Ancestry of “tinidor”, 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

Words derived from “tinidor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →