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Where does “tentare” come from?

tentare (Italian) comes from Latin temptō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tentare (Italian): to try, to attempt; to tempt, to lure, to...

Definitions

  1. to try, to attempt; to tempt, to lure, to...

Ancestry of “tentare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintemptō—
2Latintendō—
3Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tentare”

  • ritentare
  • tento
  • tentabile
  • tenta
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