Where does “tenaglia” come from?

tenaglia (Italian) comes from Occitan tenalha, from Latin tenaculum, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenaglia (Italian): pincers, forceps

Definitions

  1. pincers, forceps

Ancestry of “tenaglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitantenalha—
2Latintenaculuminstrument for gripping
3Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
4Proto-Italictenēōto hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →