Where does “țiitoare” come from?

țiitoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian ține, from Romanian ținea, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

țiitoare (Romanian): mistress

Definitions

  1. mistress

Ancestry of “țiitoare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianțineto hold; to keep; to lean
2RomanianțineaAlternative form of ține
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 →