Where does “ter” come from?

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

ter (Portuguese): to have; must; to have to; there be

Definitions

  1. to have; must; to have to; there be

Ancestry of “ter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetẽer—
2Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
3Proto-Italictenēōto hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “ter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →