Where does “테니스 선수” come from?
테니스 선수 (Korean) comes from Korean 테니스, from English tennis, from Old French tenez, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
테니스 선수 (Korean): tennis player
Definitions
- tennis player
Ancestry of “테니스 선수”, step by step
테니스 선수 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 테니스
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 테니스 | tennis |
| 2 | English | tennis | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets |
| 3 | Old French | tenez | second-person plural present indicative of tenir;... |
| 4 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 5 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via Korean 선수(選手)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 선수(選手) | — |