Where does “τενίστρια” come from?

τενίστρια (Greek) comes from Greek τενίστας, from Italian tennista, from Italian tennis, from English tennis, from Old French tenez, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō — to stretch, to extend.

τενίστρια (Greek): female tennis player

Definitions

  1. female tennis player

Ancestry of “τενίστρια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτενίσταςtennis player
2Italiantennistatennis player
3Italiantennistennis
4EnglishtennisA sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets
5Old Frenchtenezsecond-person plural present indicative of tenir;...
6Old Frenchtenirto possess; to have; to hold
7Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
8Proto-Italictenēōto hold
9Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →