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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | tenteren | — |
| 2 | Middle French | tenter | — |
| 3 | Old French | tempter | to tempt; to act as a temptation |
| 4 | Latin | temptō | — |
| 5 | Latin | tendō | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “tentir”