Where does “tentlet” come from?
tentlet (English) comes from English tent, from Middle English tent, from Middle English attent, from Old French atente, from Latin attenta, from Latin attendere, from Latin attendo, from Latin ad- — in.
tentlet (English): A little tent
Definitions
- A little tent
Ancestry of “tentlet”, step by step
tentlet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tent | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins,... |
| 2 | Middle English | tent | attention |
| 3 | Middle English | attent | attention |
| 4 | Old French | atente | attention, intention |
| 5 | Latin | attenta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Latin | attendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | attendo | I pay attention, attend; I direct or turn toward |
| 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 |
via English let
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | let | To allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow... |
| 2 | Middle English | leten | to let |
| 3 | Old English | lǣtan | to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |