Where does “tenaculum” come from?

tenaculum (English) comes from Latin tenaculum, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenaculum (English): A medical instrument consisting of a sharp hook...

Definitions

  1. A medical instrument consisting of a sharp hook...

Ancestry of “tenaculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenaculuminstrument for gripping
2Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
3Proto-Italictenēōto hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →