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Where does “tenalha” come from?

tenalha (Occitan) comes from Latin tenaculum, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “tenalha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenaculuminstrument for gripping
2Latinteneō—
3Proto-Italictenēōto hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tenalha”

  • tenaglia
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