Where does “tendrely” come from?
tendrely (English) comes from English tendre, 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.
tendrely (English): Obsolete form of tenderly
Definitions
- Obsolete form of tenderly
Ancestry of “tendrely”, step by step
tendrely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tendre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tendre | Obsolete form of tender; Tender feeling or... |
| 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 |