Where does “tenir” come from?

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

tenir (French): to have; to hold

Definitions

  1. to have; to hold

Ancestry of “tenir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tenir”

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