Where does “subteno” come from?

subteno (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto subteni, 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.

subteno (Esperanto): support

Definitions

  1. support

Ancestry of “subteno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosubtenito support, encourage
2Esperantotenito hold, to keep
3Frenchtenirto have; to hold
4Middle Frenchtenirto hold
5Old Frenchtenirto possess; to have; to hold
6Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
7Proto-Italictenēōto hold
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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