Where does “alteni” come from?

alteni (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.

alteni (Esperanto): to hold on, cling (to); to rivet

Definitions

  1. to hold on, cling (to); to rivet

Ancestry of “alteni”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →