Where does “tenti” come from?
tenti (Esperanto) comes from French tenter, from Middle French tenter, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tenti (Esperanto): to tempt, to seduce, to try, to lure
Definitions
- to tempt, to seduce, to try, to lure
Ancestry of “tenti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tenter | to tempt; to try, risk |
| 2 | Middle French | tenter | — |
| 3 | Old French | tempter | to tempt; to act as a temptation |
| 4 | Latin | temptō | to test the strength; to make an attack upon |
| 5 | Latin | tendō | to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |