Where does “tenens” come from?

tenens (Latin) comes from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenens (Latin): holding, having; restraining; knowing, grasping,...

Definitions

  1. holding, having; restraining; knowing, grasping,...

Ancestry of “tenens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
2Proto-Italictenēōto hold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tenens

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-