Where does “teneō” come from?

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

teneō (Latin): to hold, have; to grasp

Definitions

  1. to hold, have; to grasp

Ancestry of “teneō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italictenēōto hold
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “teneō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →