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Where does “tenerum” come from?

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

tenerum (Latin): nominative neuter singular of tener; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of tener; accusative...

Ancestry of “tenerum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tenerum”

  • tend
  • tender
  • tenderness
  • tending
  • tenderly
  • bartender
  • tinder
  • tenderer
  • tendril
  • goalie
  • tenderfoot
  • tenderloin
  • tenderhearted
  • tendre
  • tinderbox
  • nontender
  • entender
  • tind
  • tendeth
  • goaltender
  • tenderize
  • untender
  • tenderizer
  • goaltending
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →