Where does “tenaunt” come from?
tenaunt (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman tenaunt, from Old French tenant, from Latin tenens, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
Ancestry of “tenaunt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Anglo-Norman | tenaunt | Alternative form of tenant; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old French | tenant | holder; possessor ; tenant; holder; owner |
| 3 | Latin | tenens | holding, having; restraining; knowing, grasping,... |
| 4 | Latin | teneō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “tenaunt”