Where does “tenir” come from?

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

tenir (Old French): to possess; to have; to hold

Definitions

  1. to possess; to have; to hold

Ancestry of “tenir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tenir”

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