Where does “tenable” come from?

tenable (French) comes from French tenir, from Middle French tenir, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenable (French): tenable

Definitions

  1. tenable

Ancestry of “tenable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtenirto have; to hold
2Middle Frenchtenirto hold
3Old Frenchtenirto possess; to have; to hold
4Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
5Proto-Italictenēōto hold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tenable”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →