Where does “tenir” come from?
tenir (Old Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin tenire, from Latin tenere, from Latin teneo, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tenir (Old Occitan): to possess; to have; to hold
Definitions
- to possess; to have; to hold
Ancestry of “tenir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | tenire | present active infinitive of *teniō |
| 2 | Latin | tenere | tenderly, lovingly; present active infinitive of... |
| 3 | Latin | teneo | to hold, have; grasp; to possess, occupy,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “tenir”