Where does “tenor” come from?
tenor (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tenore, from Italian tenore, from Latin tenor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
tenor (Dutch): tenor
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- tenor
Ancestry of “tenor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | tenore | — |
| 2 | Italian | tenore | tone; tenor; standard |
| 3 | Latin | tenor | a holding on, continuance, course, career,... |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |