Where does “Tentakel” come from?

Tentakel (German) comes from Latin tentaculum, from Latin tentō — to handle, touch.

Tentakel (German): tentacle

Definitions

  1. tentacle

Ancestry of “Tentakel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintentaculuma tentacle
2Latintentōto handle, touch
Every word from Latin tentōEvery word from Latin tentaculum
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