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
Ancestry of “tenable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tenir | to have; to hold; to keep; to take ; to consider;... |
| 2 | Middle French | tenir | to hold |
| 3 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 4 | Latin | teneō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “tenable”