Where does “teni” come from?
teni (Esperanto) comes 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.
teni (Esperanto): to hold, to keep
Definitions
- to hold, to keep
Ancestry of “teni”, step by step
teni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French tenir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tenir | to have; to hold |
| 2 | Middle French | tenir | to hold |
| 3 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 4 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via Italian tenere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tenere | to hold; to keep; to hold up; to sustain |