Where does “lauatennis” come from?

lauatennis (Estonian) comes from Estonian tennis, from German Tennis, from English tennis, from Old French tenez, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

lauatennis (Estonian): table tennis

Definitions

  1. table tennis

Ancestry of “lauatennis”, step by step

lauatennis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian tennis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantennistennis
2GermanTennistennis
3EnglishtennisA sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets
4Old Frenchtenezsecond-person plural present indicative of tenir;...
5Old Frenchtenirto possess; to have; to hold
6Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
7Proto-Italictenēōto hold
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Estonian laud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlaudboard; plank; table
2Proto-Germanicflauþ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →