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Where does “tenown” come from?

tenown (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman tenoun, from Old French tenon.

tenown (Middle English): Alternative form of tenoun

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tenoun

Ancestry of “tenown”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normantenoun—
2Old Frenchtenon—

Words derived from “tenown”

  • tenon
  • peritenon
Every word from Old French tenon →