Where does “tenace” come from?
tenace (English) comes from French tenace, from Latin tenāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
tenace (English): An interrupted sequence of high cards of the same...
Definitions
- An interrupted sequence of high cards of the same...
Ancestry of “tenace”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tenace | long-lasting; tenacious, persistent |
| 2 | Latin | tenāx | clinging |
| 3 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |