Where does “retentir” come from?
retentir (French) comes from Old French tentir, from Dutch tenteren, 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.
retentir (French): to ring, to ring out; to have a strong effect
Definitions
- to ring, to ring out; to have a strong effect
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