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Where does “tenisowy” come from?

tenisowy (Polish) comes from Polish tenis, from English tennis, from Old French tenez, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenisowy (Polish): pertaining to tennis

Definitions

  1. pertaining to tennis

Ancestry of “tenisowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtenistennis
2EnglishtennisA sport played by two players , who alternately...
3Old Frenchtenezsecond-person plural present indicative of tenir;...
4Old Frenchtenirto possess; to have; to hold
5Latinteneō—
6Proto-Italictenēōto hold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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