Where does “ținutaș” come from?

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

ținutaș (Romanian): a person living in a certain region

Definitions

  1. a person living in a certain region

Ancestry of “ținutaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianținutpast participle of ține held, kept; held, kept;...
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 →
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