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Where does “tenīre” come from?

tenīre (Latin) comes from Latin tenēre, from Latin tener, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “tenīre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenēre—
2Latintenersoft, delicate, tender; young, youthful;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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