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Where does “tenentem” come from?

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

tenentem (Latin): accusative masculine singular of tenēns;...

Definitions

  1. accusative masculine singular of tenēns;...

Ancestry of “tenentem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenensholding, having; restraining; knowing, grasping,...
2Latinteneō—
3Proto-Italictenēōto hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tenentem”

  • luogotenente
  • sottoluogotenente
  • tenenza
  • tenente
  • sottotenente
  • locotenent
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