Where does “tendant” come from?
tendant (French) comes from French tendre, from Italian tenero, from Spanish tierno, from Latin tenerum, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tendant (French): present participle of tendre
Definitions
- present participle of tendre
Ancestry of “tendant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tendre | tender; to tighten; to stretch out |
| 2 | Italian | tenero | tender, soft; delicate, kind; cute; tender part,... |
| 3 | Spanish | tierno | tender, affectionate; soft, delicate; tender,... |
| 4 | Latin | tenerum | nominative neuter singular of tener; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |