Where does “tenture” come from?
tenture (French) comes from French tendre, from Italian tenero, from Spanish tierno, from Latin tenerum, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tenture (French): curtain; drape, drapery, hanging; fabric...
Definitions
- curtain; drape, drapery, hanging; fabric...
Ancestry of “tenture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |