Where does “tenementary” come from?
tenementary (English) comes from English tenement, from Middle English tenement, from Anglo-Norman tenement, from Old French tenement, from Latin tenementum, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tenementary (English): Capable of being leased; held by tenants
Definitions
- Capable of being leased; held by tenants
Ancestry of “tenementary”, step by step
tenementary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tenement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tenement | A building that is rented to multiple tenants,... |
| 2 | Middle English | tenement | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | tenement | holding |
| 4 | Old French | tenement | holding |
| 5 | Latin | tenementum | — |
| 6 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |