Where does “tenible” come from?
tenible (English) comes from Latin tenibilis, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tenible (English): Capable of being held; holdable; Capable of...
Definitions
- Capable of being held; holdable; Capable of...
Ancestry of “tenible”, step by step
tenible traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin tenibilis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | tenibilis | — |
| 2 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via Spanish teñir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | teñir | to color, dye, stain; to dye |
| 2 | Latin | tingō | to wet, moisten, dip in, impregnate with; to smear; to dip, immerse |
| 3 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |