Where does “têm” come from?

têm (Portuguese) comes from Latin tenet, from Latin teneo, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Definitions

Ancestry of “têm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenetthird-person singular present active indicative...
2Latinteneoto hold, have; grasp; to possess, occupy,...
3Proto-Italictenēōto hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneo →