Where does “tenementer” come from?
tenementer (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.
tenementer (English): One who holds property as a tenement
Definitions
- One who holds property as a tenement
Ancestry of “tenementer”, step by step
tenementer 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |