Where does “tener” come from?

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

tener (Old Spanish): to have; to possess

Definitions

  1. to have; to possess

Ancestry of “tener”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tener”

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