Where does “tente” come from?
tente (Middle English) comes from Middle French tente, from Middle French tenter, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tente (Middle English): a probe
Definitions
- a probe
Ancestry of “tente”, step by step
tente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French tente
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | tente | — |
| 2 | Middle French | tenter | — |
| 3 | Old French | tempter | to tempt; to act as a temptation |
| 4 | Latin | temptō | to test the strength; to make an attack upon |
| 5 | Latin | tendō | to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |