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

  1. to ring, to ring out; to have a strong effect

Ancestry of “retentir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtentir—
2Dutchtenterento tempt
3Middle Frenchtenter—
4Old Frenchtempterto tempt; to act as a temptation
5Latintemptōto test the strength; to make an attack upon
6Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
7Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “retentir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from Latin tendō →