Where does “tener” come from?

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

tener (Latin): soft, delicate, tender; young, youthful;...

Definitions

  1. soft, delicate, tender; young, youthful;...

Ancestry of “tener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tener

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-