Where does “tignî” come from?

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

tignî (Friulian): to keep, to hold

Definitions

  1. to keep, to hold

Ancestry of “tignî”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenīre—
2Latintenēretenderly, lovingly
3Latintenersoft, delicate, tender; young, youthful;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Latin tener →Every word from Latin tenēre →