Where does “tenurially” come from?
tenurially (English) comes from English tenurial, from English tenure, from Middle English tenure, from Old French tenure, from Latin tenitura, from Latin tentus, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō — to stretch, to extend.
tenurially (English): In a tenurial manner
Ancestry of “tenurially”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tenurial | Of or pertaining to tenure |
| 2 | English | tenure | A status of possessing a thing or an office; an... |
| 3 | Middle English | tenure | Alternative form of tenour |
| 4 | Old French | tenure | tenure; holding ; estate; tenure, right of... |
| 5 | Latin | tenitura | — |
| 6 | Latin | tentus | stretched; stretched out; extended; distended;... |
| 7 | Latin | teneō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |