Where does “locținer” come from?

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

locținer (Romanian): lieutenant

Definitions

  1. lieutenant

Ancestry of “locținer”, step by step

locținer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ține

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

via Romanian loc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlocplace, location
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus—
4Proto-Italicstlokos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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