Where does “tentir” come from?
tentir (Old French) comes from Dutch tenteren, 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.
Ancestry of “tentir”, step by step
tentir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tenteren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tenteren | to tempt |
| 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 |