Where does “tânăruc” come from?

tânăruc (Romanian) comes from Romanian tânăr, from Vulgar Latin tenerus, from Latin tener, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “tânăruc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantânăryoung; a youth, young person
2Vulgar Latintenerus—
3Latintenersoft, delicate, tender; young, youthful;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Latin tener →Every word from Vulgar Latin tenerus →