Where does “tendergroin” come from?
tendergroin (English) comes from English tenderloin, from English tender, from English tend, from Middle English tenden, from Middle English attenden, from Old French atendre, from Latin attendō, from Latin ad- — in.
tendergroin (English): Rocky Mountain oyster
Definitions
- Rocky Mountain oyster
Ancestry of “tendergroin”, step by step
tendergroin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tenderloin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tenderloin | The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially... |
| 2 | English | tender | Sensitive or painful to the touch; Easily bruised... |
| 3 | English | tend | To make a tender of; to offer or tender; To be... |
| 4 | Middle English | tenden | To ignite; to light or set on fire |
| 5 | Middle English | attenden | to attend |
| 6 | Old French | atendre | to wait |
| 7 | Latin | attendō | to pay attention, attend (to), direct the attention towards |
| 8 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 9 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 10 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |