Where does “ten” come from?

ten (Galician) comes from Galician ter, from Old Portuguese tẽer, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

ten (Galician): third-person singular present indicative of ter;...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of ter;...

Ancestry of “ten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianterto hold, have; to possess; ought to
2Old Portuguesetẽer—
3Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
4Proto-Italictenēōto hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →