Where does “tenerezza” come from?

tenerezza (Italian) comes from Italian tenero, from Spanish tierno, from Latin tenerum, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenerezza (Italian): tenderness

Definitions

  1. tenderness

Ancestry of “tenerezza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantenerotender, soft; delicate, kind; cute; tender part,...
2Spanishtiernotender, affectionate; soft, delicate; tender,...
3Latintenerumnominative neuter singular of tener; accusative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Latin tenerum →Every word from Spanish tierno →