Where does “nontenurial” come from?
nontenurial (English) comes from English tenurial, from English tenure, from Middle English tenure, from Old French tenure, from Latin tenitura, from Latin tentus, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō — to stretch, to extend.
nontenurial (English): Not tenurial
Definitions
- Not tenurial
Ancestry of “nontenurial”, step by step
nontenurial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tenurial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tenurial | Of or pertaining to tenure |
| 2 | English | tenure | A status of possessing a thing or an office; an... |
| 3 | Middle English | tenure | Alternative form of tenour |
| 4 | Old French | tenure | tenure (right to hold land under the feudal system) |
| 5 | Latin | tenitura | — |
| 6 | Latin | tentus | stretched; stretched out; extended; distended;... |
| 7 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |