Where does “țiitorie” come from?

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

țiitorie (Romanian): concubinage

Definitions

  1. concubinage

Ancestry of “țiitorie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianțiitordurable
2Romanianțineto hold; to keep; to lean
3RomanianțineaAlternative form of ține
4Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
5Proto-Italictenēōto hold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →