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,...
2Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
3Proto-Italictenēōto hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →