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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Middle English | attenden | to attend |
| 6 | Old French | atendre | to wait |
| 7 | Latin | attendō | — |
| 8 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 9 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 10 | Latin | în | — |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |