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...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular indicative present of...

Ancestry of “tento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantentareto try, to attempt; to tempt, to lure, to...
2Latintemptōto test the strength; to make an attack upon
3Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
4Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Ancient Greek τένωνEvery word from Latin tendō