Where does “tene” come from?

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

tene (Papiamentu): to hold

Definitions

  1. to hold

Ancestry of “tene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtenerto have, possess; to have, possess, to be; to...
2Old Spanishtenerto have; to possess
3Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
4Proto-Italictenēōto hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →