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