Where does “tenere” come from?

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

tenere (Italian): to hold; to keep; to hold up; to sustain

Definitions

  1. to hold; to keep; to hold up; to sustain

Ancestry of “tenere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
2Proto-Italictenēōto hold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tenere”

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