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