Where does “Tenor” come from?
Tenor (German) comes from Middle High German tenōr, from Italian tenore, from Latin tenor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Tenor (German): tenor; essence of argumentation, tenor; operative...
Definitions
- tenor; essence of argumentation, tenor; operative...
Ancestry of “Tenor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | tenōr | — |
| 2 | Italian | tenore | tone; tenor; standard |
| 3 | Latin | tenor | a holding on, continuance, course, career,... |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |