Where does “tènement” come from?

tènement (French) comes from Old French tenement, from Latin tenementum, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tènement (French): tenure right to hold land

Definitions

  1. tenure right to hold land

Ancestry of “tènement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtenementholding
2Latintenementum—
3Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
4Proto-Italictenēōto hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →