Where does “tongens” come from?

tongens (Latin) comes from Latin tongeo, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

tongens (Latin): knowing, understanding, grasping mentally

Definitions

  1. knowing, understanding, grasping mentally

Ancestry of “tongens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintongeoI know
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Latin tongeo →
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