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Where does “tenēō” come from?

tenēō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenēō (Proto-Italic): to hold

Definitions

  1. to hold

Ancestry of “tenēō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tenēō”

  • content
  • continue
  • maintain
  • obtain
  • contain
  • rain
  • maintenance
  • continually
  • retain
  • countenance
  • continent
  • sustain
  • sustainable
  • temptation
  • continuity
  • retention
  • tenant
  • continual
  • entertain
  • continental
  • continuation
  • sustainability
  • retaining
  • tennis
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