Where does “tempten” come from?

tempten (Middle English) comes from Old French tempter, from Latin temptō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tempten (Middle English): to tempt

Definitions

  1. to tempt

Ancestry of “tempten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtempterto tempt; to act as a temptation
2Latintemptōto test the strength; to make an attack upon
3Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
4Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tempten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from Latin tendō →