Where does “teneritudo” come from?

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

teneritudo (Latin): softness, delicateness, tenderness

Definitions

  1. softness, delicateness, tenderness

Ancestry of “teneritudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenersoft, delicate, tender; young, youthful;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Latin tener →
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