Where does “ținut” come from?

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

ținut (Romanian): past participle of ține held, kept; held, kept;...

Definitions

  1. past participle of ține held, kept; held, kept;...

Ancestry of “ținut”, 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

Words derived from “ținut”

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