Where does “tenche” come from?

tenche (Middle English) comes from Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

tenche (Middle English): The tench or a similar fish

Definitions

  1. The tench or a similar fish

Ancestry of “tenche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtenchetench
2Late Latintincaa small fish, the tench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

Words derived from “tenche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- →Every word from Late Latin tinca →Every word from Old French tenche →