Where does “tenramente” come from?
tenramente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tenro, from Old Portuguese tẽero, from Latin tener, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tenramente (Portuguese): tenderly
Ancestry of “tenramente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | tenro | tender |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | tẽero | — |
| 3 | Latin | tener | soft, delicate, tender; young, youthful;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |