Where does “ține” come from?

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

ține (Romanian): to hold; to keep; to lean

Definitions

  1. to hold; to keep; to lean

Ancestry of “ține”, step by step

ține traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ținea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianțineaAlternative form of ține
2Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
3Proto-Italictenēōto hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Latin tē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintē—
2Latintūyou (singular); thou
3Proto-Italictūyou
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “ține”

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