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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
1Latinteneō—
2Proto-Italictenēōto hold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tenens”

  • tenentem
  • entretenimiento
  • entretener
  • tener
  • tenedor
  • teniente
  • luogotenente
  • sottoluogotenente
  • tenenza
  • sottotenente
  • tenente
  • entretenimento
  • tenente
  • locotenent
  • tenyente
  • tinidor
  • tinidor
  • tenyente
  • tin
  • tene
  • telędúnenemą
  • tinidor
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