Where does “tien ben” come from?

tien ben (Haitian Creole) comes from French tenir, from Middle French tenir, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tien ben (Haitian Creole): to hold

Definitions

to hold

Ancestry of “tien ben”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	tenir	to have; to hold
2	Middle French	tenir	to hold
3	Old French	tenir	to possess; to have; to hold
4	Latin	teneō	to hold, have; to grasp
5	Proto-Italic	tenēō	to hold
6	Proto-Indo-European	ten-	to stretch, to extend

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