Where does “tem-tem” come from?

tem-tem (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ter, from Old Portuguese tẽer, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tem-tem (Portuguese): toddling; Collared forest falcon

Definitions

  1. toddling; Collared forest falcon

Ancestry of “tem-tem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseterto have; must; to have to; there be
2Old Portuguesetẽer—
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 →