Where does “reteni” come from?

reteni (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.

reteni (Esperanto): to keep, retain; to hold back, detain

Definitions

  1. to keep, retain; to hold back, detain

Ancestry of “reteni”, step by step

reteni 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 Romanian rețea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrețeanet; netting; web
2Latinretella—
3Latinrētenet, snare, network
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →