Where does “tenez” come from?

tenez (Old French) comes from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenez (Old French): second-person plural present indicative of tenir;...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present indicative of tenir;...

Ancestry of “tenez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtenirto possess; to have; to hold
2Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
3Proto-Italictenēōto hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tenez”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →