Where does “tento” come from?
tento (Italian) comes from Italian tentare, from Latin temptō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tento (Italian): first-person singular indicative present of...
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Ancestry of “tento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | tentare | to try, to attempt; to tempt, to lure, to... |
| 2 | Latin | temptō | — |
| 3 | Latin | tendō | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |