Where does “tenis” come from?

tenis (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.

tenis (Esperanto): past of teni

Definitions

past of teni

Ancestry of “tenis”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Esperanto	teni	to hold, to keep
2	French	tenir	to have; to hold
3	Middle French	tenir	to hold
4	Old French	tenir	to possess; to have; to hold
5	Latin	teneō	to hold, have; to grasp
6	Proto-Italic	tenēō	to hold
7	Proto-Indo-European	ten-	to stretch, to extend

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