Where does “subteni” come from?

subteni (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.

subteni (Esperanto): to support, encourage

Definitions

  1. to support, encourage

Ancestry of “subteni”, step by step

subteni 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 sub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosubunder, below
2Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
3Proto-Italicsupounder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “subteni”

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