Where does “ŝraŭbtenilo” come from?

ŝraŭbtenilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto teni, from French tenir, from Middle French tenir, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

ŝraŭbtenilo (Esperanto): vise

Definitions

  1. vise

Ancestry of “ŝraŭbtenilo”, step by step

ŝraŭbtenilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto teni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotenito hold, to keep
2Frenchtenirto have; to hold
3Middle Frenchtenirto hold
4Old Frenchtenirto possess; to have; to hold
5Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
6Proto-Italictenēōto hold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Esperanto ŝraŭbi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoŝraŭbito screw a fastener; to fasten something with a...
2Esperantoŝraŭboscrew
3GermanSchraubescrew
4Middle High Germanschrūbescrew machine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →