Where does “undertenancy” come from?
undertenancy (English) comes from English tenancy, from English tenant, from Middle English tenaunt, from Anglo-Norman tenaunt, from Old French tenant, from Latin tenens, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō — to stretch, to extend.
undertenancy (English): The tenancy of an undertenant; a subletting...
Definitions
- The tenancy of an undertenant; a subletting...
Ancestry of “undertenancy”, step by step
undertenancy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tenancy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tenancy | The occupancy of property, etc., under a lease,... |
| 2 | English | tenant | One who pays a fee in return for the use of... |
| 3 | Middle English | tenaunt | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | tenaunt | Alternative form of tenant; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old French | tenant | holder |
| 6 | Latin | tenens | holding, having; restraining; knowing, grasping,... |
| 7 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |