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Where does “tencione” come from?

tencione (Italian) comes from Italian tenzone, from Old Occitan tensó, from Vulgar Latin tentionem, from Latin contentiō, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

tencione (Italian): Archaic form of tenzone; fight, strife

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of tenzone; fight, strife

Ancestry of “tencione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantenzonedispute, disagreement, fight, strife; battle,...
2Old Occitantensó—
3Vulgar Latintentionem—
4Latincontentiō—
5LatincontineoI hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;...
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “tencione”

  • tencionare
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