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