Where does “tenantableness” come from?
tenantableness (English) comes from English tenantable, from English tenant, from Middle English tenaunt, from Anglo-Norman tenaunt, from Old French tenant, from Latin tenens, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō — to stretch, to extend.
tenantableness (English): The quality of being tenantable
Definitions
- The quality of being tenantable
Ancestry of “tenantableness”, step by step
tenantableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tenantable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tenantable | Fit to be rented; in a condition suitable for a... |
| 2 | English | tenant | One who pays a fee in return for the use of... |
| 3 | Middle English | tenaunt | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | tenaunt | Alternative form of tenant; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old French | tenant | holder |
| 6 | Latin | tenens | holding, having; restraining; knowing, grasping,... |
| 7 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |