Where does “tenar” come from?

tenar (Friulian) comes from Latin tener, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenar (Friulian): tender, soft

Definitions

  1. tender, soft

Ancestry of “tenar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenersoft, delicate, tender; young, youthful;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Latin tener →