Where does “tenably” come from?
tenably (English) comes from English tenable, from French tenable, from French tenir, from Middle French tenir, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tenably (English): In a tenable manner
Definitions
- In a tenable manner
Ancestry of “tenably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tenable | capable of being maintained or justified;... |
| 2 | French | tenable | tenable |
| 3 | French | tenir | to have; to hold |
| 4 | Middle French | tenir | to hold |
| 5 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 6 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |