Where does “retentire” come from?

retentire (Italian) comes from French retentir, from Old French tentir, from Dutch tenteren, from Middle French tenter, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων — to stretch, to extend.

retentire (Italian): to resound, to resonate

Definitions

to resound, to resonate

Ancestry of “retentire”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	retentir	to ring, to ring out; to have a strong effect
2	Old French	tentir	—
3	Dutch	tenteren	to tempt
4	Middle French	tenter	—
5	Old French	tempter	to tempt; to act as a temptation
6	Latin	temptō	to test the strength; to make an attack upon
7	Latin	tendō	to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
8	Ancient Greek	τένων	tendon, sinew
9	Proto-Indo-European	ten-	to stretch, to extend

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from Latin tendō →