Where does “ten” come from?

ten (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese ter, from Old Portuguese tẽer, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

ten (Kabuverdianu): to have

Definitions

to have

Ancestry of “ten”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	ter	to have; must; to have to; there be
2	Old Portuguese	tẽer	—
3	Latin	teneō	to hold, have; to grasp
4	Proto-Italic	tenēō	to hold
5	Proto-Indo-European	ten-	to stretch, to extend

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →